Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia is 1.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia peaked at 7.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places New Caledonia 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.8% | — |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +79.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 74% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +79.7% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 160 Channel Islands 2.1% compare
- 161 French Polynesia 1.9% compare
- 162 Kuwait 1.9% compare
- 164 Sweden 1.8% compare
- 165 Netherlands 1.7% compare
- 166 Denmark 1.6% 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 employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in New Caledonia was 1.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does New Caledonia rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- New Caledonia ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).