Cereal yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cereal yields was 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal yields in New Caledonia stood at 11.65 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in New Caledonia peaked at 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
That places New Caledonia 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 4 Kuwait 14.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Mauritius 11.89 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 New Zealand 9.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 United States 8.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Reunion 7.78 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 cereal yields in New Caledonia?
- Cereal yields in New Caledonia was 11.65 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 cereal yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cereal yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.