Cropland area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cropland area was 183.26 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in New Caledonia, 1780–2010
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 183.26 for cropland area in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in New Caledonia peaked at 689.99 in 1780 and was at its lowest, 183.26, in 2010.
That places New Caledonia 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1790s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1800s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1810s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1820s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1830s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1840s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1850s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1860s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1870s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1880s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1890s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1900s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1910s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1920s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1930s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1940s | 689.99 | 689.99 | 689.99 | 1 |
| 1950s | 686.61 | 686.61 | 686.61 | 1 |
| 1960s | 686.61 | 686.61 | 686.61 | 1 |
| 1970s | 683.32 | 683.32 | 683.32 | 1 |
| 1980s | 682.63 | 682.63 | 682.63 | 1 |
| 1990s | 682.63 | 682.63 | 682.63 | 1 |
| 2000s | 532.62 | 532.62 | 532.62 | 1 |
| 2010s | 183.26 | 183.26 | 183.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 160 Western Sahara 2,011 compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 1,433 compare
- 164 Bahamas 0 compare
- 164 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 164 Comoros 0 compare
- 164 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 164 Falkland Islands 0 compare
- 164 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 164 Jamaica 0 compare
- 164 Kiribati 0 compare
- 164 Mauritius 0 compare
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 164 Samoa 0 compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 164 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 164 Vanuatu 0 compare
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 183.26 in 2010, according to Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 689.99 in 1780.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 183.26 in 2010.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cropland area?
- New Caledonia ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2010.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.