Cropland area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cropland area was 9,700 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in New Caledonia stood at 9,700 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in New Caledonia peaked at 18,000 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9,700 hectares, in 2015.
That places New Caledonia 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,889 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,200 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,100 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,400 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,680 hectares | 10,600 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,859 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 10,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,700 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 4 |
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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 cropland area in New Caledonia?
- Cropland area in New Caledonia was 9,700 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,700 hectares in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cropland area?
- New Caledonia ranks 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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