Index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 631 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
631
Change on year
up 95.4%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1,671
in 1980
All-time low
157
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 631 for index of cereal production yield and land use 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, index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia peaked at 1,671 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 157, 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.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,050 | — |
| 1962 | 950 | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 900 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 850 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 800 | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 750 | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 710 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 642 | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 590 | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 545 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 475 | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 480 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 460 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 420 | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 388 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 335 | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 246 | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 527 | +114.2% |
| 1979 | 918 | +74.2% |
| 1980 | 1,671 | +82.0% |
| 1981 | 1,191 | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 1,251 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1,162 | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 1,095 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 979 | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 941 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 519 | -44.8% |
| 1988 | 490 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 640 | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 667 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 296 | -55.6% |
| 1992 | 269 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 157 | -41.6% |
| 1994 | 220 | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 320 | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 504 | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 507 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 546 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 572 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1,200 | +109.8% |
| 2001 | 1,199 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,032 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 1,510 | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 1,324 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1,619 | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 1,400 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 1,100 | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 700 | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 850 | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 750 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 910 | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 1,091 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1,003 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 1,558 | +55.3% |
| 2016 | 1,537 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,399 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,361 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,148 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 1,165 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 845 | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 384 | -54.6% |
| 2023 | 323 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 631 | +95.4% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 631 is below the median for high income countries, which is 281,940, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 631 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 677,726, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +114.2% | 246 | 527 |
| 2000 | +109.8% | 572 | 1,200 |
| 2024 | +95.4% | 323 | 631 |
| 1980 | +82.0% | 918 | 1,671 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 804.67 | 590 | 1,050 | 9 |
| 1970s | 479.4 | 246 | 918 | 10 |
| 1980s | 993.9 | 490 | 1,671 | 10 |
| 1990s | 405.8 | 157 | 667 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,208 | 700 | 1,619 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,161 | 750 | 1,558 | 10 |
| 2020s | 669.6 | 323 | 1,165 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 166 Puerto Rico 996 compare
- 167 United Arab Emirates 900 compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 804 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 397 compare
- 171 Grenada 178 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 169 compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6231 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0328 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in New Caledonia was 631 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,671 in 1980.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- New Caledonia ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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