Forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0289 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.0289 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0471 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0326 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0289 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 14.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0289 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 5.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0424 sq. km per person | 0.0383 sq. km per person | 0.0471 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 0.0326 sq. km per person | 0.0376 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 0.0296 sq. km per person | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 0.0295 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0328 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6231 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0289 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0471 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.