Agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.6349 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia stood at 0.6349 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 3.16 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6349 hectares per person, in 2023.
New Caledonia ranks 67th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.16 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.06 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.96 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.89 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 2.81 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.73 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 2.66 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.59 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.51 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.41 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 2.3 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.2 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.1 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 2.01 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.92 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.86 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.83 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.81 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.79 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.77 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.75 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.78 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.81 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.84 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.73 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.64 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.55 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.46 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.37 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 1.31 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.26 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.24 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.21 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.11 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.09 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9823 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9416 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9073 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8699 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8297 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7992 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7592 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.714 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6775 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6637 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6533 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6499 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6493 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.649 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.649 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6489 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6476 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6452 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6409 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6349 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 3.16 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9623 hectares per person | 0.7992 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6714 hectares per person | 0.6489 hectares per person | 0.7592 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6422 hectares per person | 0.6349 hectares per person | 0.6476 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.6349 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6349 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.