Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
11.65 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Caledonia is 11.65 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. 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, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Caledonia peaked at 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
New Caledonia ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1968 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 1982 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -44.7% |
| 1985 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +128.0% |
| 1986 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1988 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 1990 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +50.7% |
| 1991 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 8.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.07 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 11.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
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
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- 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$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in New Caledonia?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does New Caledonia rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- New Caledonia ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.