Arable land in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Arable land was 5,970 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5,970 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10,000 hectares
in 1984
All-time low
5,970 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 5,970 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in New Caledonia peaked at 10,000 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5,970 hectares, in 2015.
New Caledonia ranks 175th 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 in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 hectares | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,000 hectares | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 hectares | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 7,000 hectares | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,800 hectares | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,500 hectares | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 6,004 hectares | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 6,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,970 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,970 hectares | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 5,970 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 178,890 hectares, 3% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 5,970 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94,150 hectares, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,400 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,700 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,840 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,115 hectares | 5,970 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,970 hectares | 5,970 hectares | 5,970 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 172 Malta 7,300 hectares compare
- 173 Barbados 7,000 hectares compare
- 174 Dominica 6,000 hectares compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,000 hectares compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 4,000 hectares compare
- 177 Brunei 4,000 hectares compare
- 177 Maldives 4,000 hectares compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 4,000 hectares 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 in New Caledonia?
- Arable land in New Caledonia was 5,970 hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,970 hectares in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for arable land?
- New Caledonia ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.