Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 631 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
631 hectares
Change on year
up 95.4%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1,671 hectares
in 1980
All-time low
157 hectares
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 631 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 95.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in New Caledonia peaked at 1,671 hectares in 1980 and was at its lowest, 157 hectares, in 1993.
New Caledonia ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,050 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 950 hectares | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 900 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 850 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 800 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 750 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 710 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 642 hectares | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 590 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 545 hectares | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 475 hectares | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 480 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 460 hectares | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 420 hectares | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 388 hectares | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 335 hectares | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 246 hectares | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 527 hectares | +114.2% |
| 1979 | 918 hectares | +74.2% |
| 1980 | 1,671 hectares | +82.0% |
| 1981 | 1,191 hectares | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 1,251 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1,162 hectares | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 1,095 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 979 hectares | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 941 hectares | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 519 hectares | -44.8% |
| 1988 | 490 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 640 hectares | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 667 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 296 hectares | -55.6% |
| 1992 | 269 hectares | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 157 hectares | -41.6% |
| 1994 | 220 hectares | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 320 hectares | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 504 hectares | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 507 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 546 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 572 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1,200 hectares | +109.8% |
| 2001 | 1,199 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,032 hectares | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 1,510 hectares | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 1,324 hectares | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1,619 hectares | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 1,000 hectares | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 1,400 hectares | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 1,100 hectares | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 700 hectares | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 850 hectares | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 750 hectares | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 910 hectares | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 1,091 hectares | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1,003 hectares | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 1,558 hectares | +55.3% |
| 2016 | 1,537 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,399 hectares | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,361 hectares | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,148 hectares | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 1,165 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 845 hectares | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 384 hectares | -54.6% |
| 2023 | 323 hectares | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 631 hectares | +95.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 804.67 hectares | 590 hectares | 1,050 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 479.4 hectares | 246 hectares | 918 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 993.9 hectares | 490 hectares | 1,671 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 405.8 hectares | 157 hectares | 667 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,208 hectares | 700 hectares | 1,619 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,161 hectares | 750 hectares | 1,558 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 669.6 hectares | 323 hectares | 1,165 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 166 Puerto Rico 996 hectares compare
- 167 United Arab Emirates 900 hectares compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 804 hectares compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 397 hectares compare
- 171 Grenada 178 hectares compare
- 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 169 hectares 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in New Caledonia?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in New Caledonia was 631 hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,671 hectares in 1980.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 hectares in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- New Caledonia ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.