Cassava yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cassava yields was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava 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
The most recent figure for cassava yields in New Caledonia is 3.5 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in New Caledonia peaked at 8.67 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.1 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
That places New Caledonia 94th out of 101 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.1 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 7.25 tonnes per hectare | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 91 Togo 3.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Antigua and Barbuda 3.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 East Timor 3.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 3.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Singapore 2.37 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Land under cereal production 298 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in New Caledonia?
- Cassava yields in New Caledonia was 3.5 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 cassava yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cassava yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 94th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.