What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 1993.

How does New Caledonia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?

New Caledonia ranks 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia

Name: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
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New Caledonia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0177 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0177 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

down 15.9%

World rank

152nd

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0914 ha per square kilometre

in 1980

All-time low

0.0086 ha per square kilometre

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 0.0177 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0914 ha per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.

That places New Caledonia 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0574 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.052 ha per square kilometre	-9.5%
1963	0.0492 ha per square kilometre	-5.3%
1964	0.0465 ha per square kilometre	-5.6%
1965	0.0438 ha per square kilometre	-5.9%
1966	0.041 ha per square kilometre	-6.3%
1967	0.0388 ha per square kilometre	-5.3%
1968	0.0351 ha per square kilometre	-9.6%
1969	0.0323 ha per square kilometre	-8.1%
1970	0.0298 ha per square kilometre	-7.6%
1971	0.026 ha per square kilometre	-12.8%
1972	0.0263 ha per square kilometre	+1.1%
1973	0.0252 ha per square kilometre	-4.2%
1974	0.023 ha per square kilometre	-8.7%
1975	0.0212 ha per square kilometre	-7.6%
1976	0.0183 ha per square kilometre	-13.7%
1977	0.0135 ha per square kilometre	-26.6%
1978	0.0288 ha per square kilometre	+114.2%
1979	0.0502 ha per square kilometre	+74.2%
1980	0.0914 ha per square kilometre	+82.0%
1981	0.0652 ha per square kilometre	-28.7%
1982	0.0684 ha per square kilometre	+5.0%
1983	0.0636 ha per square kilometre	-7.1%
1984	0.0599 ha per square kilometre	-5.8%
1985	0.0536 ha per square kilometre	-10.6%
1986	0.0515 ha per square kilometre	-3.9%
1987	0.0284 ha per square kilometre	-44.8%
1988	0.0268 ha per square kilometre	-5.6%
1989	0.035 ha per square kilometre	+30.6%
1990	0.0365 ha per square kilometre	+4.2%
1991	0.0162 ha per square kilometre	-55.6%
1992	0.0147 ha per square kilometre	-9.1%
1993	0.0086 ha per square kilometre	-41.6%
1994	0.012 ha per square kilometre	+40.1%
1995	0.0175 ha per square kilometre	+45.5%
1996	0.0276 ha per square kilometre	+57.5%
1997	0.0277 ha per square kilometre	+0.6%
1998	0.0299 ha per square kilometre	+7.7%
1999	0.0313 ha per square kilometre	+4.8%
2000	0.0656 ha per square kilometre	+109.8%
2001	0.0656 ha per square kilometre	-0.1%
2002	0.0565 ha per square kilometre	-13.9%
2003	0.0826 ha per square kilometre	+46.3%
2004	0.0724 ha per square kilometre	-12.3%
2005	0.0886 ha per square kilometre	+22.3%
2006	0.0547 ha per square kilometre	-38.2%
2007	0.0766 ha per square kilometre	+40.0%
2008	0.0602 ha per square kilometre	-21.4%
2009	0.0383 ha per square kilometre	-36.4%
2010	0.0465 ha per square kilometre	+21.4%
2011	0.041 ha per square kilometre	-11.8%
2012	0.0498 ha per square kilometre	+21.3%
2013	0.0597 ha per square kilometre	+19.9%
2014	0.0549 ha per square kilometre	-8.1%
2015	0.0852 ha per square kilometre	+55.3%
2016	0.0841 ha per square kilometre	-1.3%
2017	0.0765 ha per square kilometre	-9.0%
2018	0.0745 ha per square kilometre	-2.7%
2019	0.0628 ha per square kilometre	-15.7%
2020	0.0637 ha per square kilometre	+1.5%
2021	0.0462 ha per square kilometre	-27.5%
2022	0.021 ha per square kilometre	-54.6%
2023	0.0177 ha per square kilometre	-15.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.044 ha per square kilometre	0.0323 ha per square kilometre	0.0574 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0262 ha per square kilometre	0.0135 ha per square kilometre	0.0502 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0544 ha per square kilometre	0.0268 ha per square kilometre	0.0914 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0222 ha per square kilometre	0.0086 ha per square kilometre	0.0365 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0661 ha per square kilometre	0.0383 ha per square kilometre	0.0886 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0635 ha per square kilometre	0.041 ha per square kilometre	0.0852 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0372 ha per square kilometre	0.0177 ha per square kilometre	0.0637 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

149 Barbados 0.0349 ha per square kilometre compare
150 Iceland 0.0313 ha per square kilometre compare
151 Oman 0.025 ha per square kilometre compare
153 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
154 Qatar 0.0105 ha per square kilometre compare
155 Papua New Guinea 0.0086 ha per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?: Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.0177 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0914 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
How does New Caledonia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?: New Caledonia ranks 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit: ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 8,999 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.