Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 190 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in New Caledonia stood at 190 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in New Caledonia peaked at 600 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 154 ha, in 1997.
That places New Caledonia 71st out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 430 ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 ha | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 460 ha | -23.3% |
| 1968 | 550 ha | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 450 ha | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 360 ha | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 200 ha | -44.4% |
| 1976 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 280 ha | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 300 ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 320 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 350 ha | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 380 ha | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 360 ha | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 340 ha | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 320 ha | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 300 ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 280 ha | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 260 ha | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 240 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 217 ha | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | +84.3% |
| 1993 | 413 ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 360 ha | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 500 ha | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 362 ha | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 154 ha | -57.5% |
| 1998 | 283 ha | +83.8% |
| 1999 | 288 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 305 ha | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 313 ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 352 ha | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 313 ha | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 460 ha | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 362 ha | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 325 ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 410 ha | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 580 ha | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 537 ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 330 ha | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 166 ha | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 260 ha | +56.6% |
| 2013 | 260 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 331 ha | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 337 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 270 ha | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 280 ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 270 ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 259 ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 250 ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 240 ha | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 209 ha | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 190 ha | -9.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 190 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 109.5 ha, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 190 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +84.3% | 217 ha | 400 ha |
| 1998 | +83.8% | 154 ha | 283 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 526.67 ha | 430 ha | 600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 339 ha | 200 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 331 ha | 260 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 321.7 ha | 154 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 395.7 ha | 305 ha | 580 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 277.4 ha | 166 ha | 337 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.6 ha | 190 ha | 259 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha compare
- 69 French Polynesia 199 ha compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 199 ha compare
- 72 Suriname 169 ha compare
- 73 Guadeloupe 155 ha compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 149 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in New Caledonia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in New Caledonia was 190 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 600 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154 ha in 1997.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- New Caledonia ranks 71st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.