Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3266 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.547 hectares per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.3266 hectares per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.547 hectares per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre, in 2015.
New Caledonia ranks 201st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.547 hectares per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.547 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4376 hectares per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3556 hectares per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3284 hectares per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3282 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3282 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.62 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35 hectares per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4595 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.547 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4212 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4923 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3742 hectares per square kilometre | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3829 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3345 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | 0.372 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 198 Kuwait 0.4489 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 199 Mauritania 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 200 Suriname 0.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 202 Seychelles 0.3261 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 203 Oman 0.2815 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1739 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.547 hectares per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.