Cereals, primary — Yield in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cereals, primary — Yield was 11,650 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Yield in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — yield in New Caledonia stood at 11,650 kg/ha. 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, cereals, primary — yield in New Caledonia peaked at 11,650 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,118 kg/ha, in 1984.
New Caledonia ranks 7th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Yield in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,314 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,453 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 1,533 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1,976 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 1,725 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 1,973 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 1,521 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1968 | 1,660 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1,842 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 2,349 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 2,316 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2,354 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2,494 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 2,612 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 2,753 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 2,197 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 2,549 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 2,355 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 1,950 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 1,930 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,523 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1982 | 2,438 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 2,022 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 1,118 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 1985 | 2,548 kg/ha | +128.0% |
| 1986 | 2,069 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 1,333 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1988 | 2,039 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 1,238 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1990 | 1,865 kg/ha | +50.7% |
| 1991 | 2,331 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 3,004 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 2,869 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2,259 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 3,181 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 3,754 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 3,704 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,719 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3,878 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 3,996 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3,941 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,870 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,029 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4,013 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,885 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,956 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4,129 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,821 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3,806 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,924 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,463 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 4,611 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 4,019 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 4,800 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 4,540 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 5,714 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 6,854 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 7,575 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 7,796 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8,689 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 8,881 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 11,072 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 11,188 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 11,650 kg/ha | +4.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 11,650 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,104 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 11,650 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,779 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +128.0% | 1,118 kg/ha | 2,548 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,667 kg/ha | 1,314 kg/ha | 1,976 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,393 kg/ha | 1,950 kg/ha | 2,753 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,926 kg/ha | 1,118 kg/ha | 2,548 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,056 kg/ha | 1,865 kg/ha | 3,878 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,945 kg/ha | 3,806 kg/ha | 4,129 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,329 kg/ha | 3,463 kg/ha | 7,796 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,296 kg/ha | 8,689 kg/ha | 11,650 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 4 Kuwait 14,196 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,196 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg/ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 3,660 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,610 kg/ha compare
- 6 Mauritius 11,890 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 3,429 kg/ha compare
- 8 New Zealand 9,102 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,134 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,725 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 2,406 kg/ha compare
- 10 Réunion 7,783 kg/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 cereals, primary — yield in New Caledonia?
- Cereals, primary — yield in New Caledonia was 11,650 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,650 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,118 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- New Caledonia ranks 7th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. 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.