Land animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 582,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
582,000
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.15 million
in 2003
All-time low
164,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 582,000 for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia peaked at 1.15 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 164,000, in 1961.
That places New Caledonia 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 164,000 | — |
| 1962 | 167,000 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 170,000 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 175,000 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 182,000 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 200,000 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 220,000 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 225,000 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 238,000 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 240,000 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 250,000 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 300,000 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 320,000 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 340,000 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 360,000 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 380,000 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 400,000 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 420,000 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 450,000 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 460,000 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 475,000 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 488,000 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 480,000 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 538,000 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 566,000 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 465,000 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 785,000 | +68.8% |
| 1988 | 730,000 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 700,000 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 750,000 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 640,000 | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 570,000 | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 562,000 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 630,000 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 760,000 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 740,000 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 860,000 | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 825,000 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 920,000 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 820,000 | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 870,000 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 947,000 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 858,000 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 421,000 | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 448,000 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 431,000 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 433,000 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 448,000 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 435,000 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 452,000 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 443,000 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 484,000 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 484,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 488,000 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 501,000 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 535,000 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 556,000 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 558,000 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 578,000 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 582,000 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 573,000 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 582,000 | +1.6% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 582,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.32 million, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 582,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat 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% | 465,000 | 785,000 |
| 2006 | -50.9% | 858,000 | 421,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193,444 | 164,000 | 238,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 346,000 | 240,000 | 450,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 568,700 | 460,000 | 785,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 735,200 | 562,000 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 729,800 | 421,000 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,600 | 435,000 | 556,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 574,600 | 558,000 | 582,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 176 Lesotho 711,000 compare
- 177 East Timor 603,000 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 595,000 compare
- 180 Grenada 581,000 compare
- 181 Vanuatu 548,000 compare
- 182 Cape Verde 492,000 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 in New Caledonia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia was 582,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,000 in 1961.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- New Caledonia ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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