Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 31.33 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 31.33 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 62.91 animals per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.97 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
New Caledonia ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.97 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.14 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 9.3 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 9.57 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 9.96 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 10.94 animals per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 12.04 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 12.31 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 13.02 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 13.13 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 13.68 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 16.41 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 17.51 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 18.6 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 19.69 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 20.79 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 21.88 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 22.98 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 24.62 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 25.16 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 25.98 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 26.7 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 26.26 animals per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 29.43 animals per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 30.96 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 25.44 animals per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 42.94 animals per square kilometre | +68.8% |
| 1988 | 39.93 animals per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 38.29 animals per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 41.03 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 35.01 animals per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 31.18 animals per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 30.74 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.46 animals per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 41.58 animals per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 40.48 animals per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 47.05 animals per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 45.13 animals per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 55.53 animals per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 50.33 animals per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 44.86 animals per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 47.59 animals per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 62.91 animals per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 51.81 animals per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 46.94 animals per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 23.03 animals per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 24.51 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 23.58 animals per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 23.69 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.51 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 23.8 animals per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 24.73 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 24.23 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.48 animals per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 26.48 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.41 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 29.27 animals per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 30.42 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 30.53 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.12 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.33 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.85 animals per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 31.33 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 31.33 animals per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 31.33 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +68.8% | 25.44 animals per square kilometre | 42.94 animals per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -50.9% | 46.94 animals per square kilometre | 23.03 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.58 animals per square kilometre | 8.97 animals per square kilometre | 13.02 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.93 animals per square kilometre | 13.13 animals per square kilometre | 24.62 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.11 animals per square kilometre | 25.16 animals per square kilometre | 42.94 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.22 animals per square kilometre | 30.74 animals per square kilometre | 55.53 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.92 animals per square kilometre | 23.03 animals per square kilometre | 62.91 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4 animals per square kilometre | 23.8 animals per square kilometre | 30.42 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.03 animals per square kilometre | 30.53 animals per square kilometre | 31.33 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 167 Guinea 36.84 animals per square kilometre compare
- 168 Bhutan 33.82 animals per square kilometre compare
- 169 Suriname 33.07 animals per square kilometre compare
- 171 Cuba 28.9 animals per square kilometre compare
- 172 Oman 28.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 173 Lesotho 23.42 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 31.33 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.91 animals per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.