Banana yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Banana yields was 4.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.84 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
111th
of 130 countries
All-time high
5.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 4.84 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in New Caledonia peaked at 5.99 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.35 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places New Caledonia 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -50.9% |
| 1982 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -38.3% |
| 1997 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +44.7% |
| 2006 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | +145.1% |
| 2007 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 4.84 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.29 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 4.84 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +145.1% | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | -50.9% | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.69 tonnes per hectare | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 banana yields in New Caledonia?
- Banana yields in New Caledonia was 4.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does New Caledonia rank for banana yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.