Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0914 hectares per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre, in 1993.
New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.052 hectares per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0492 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0465 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0438 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.041 hectares per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0388 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0351 hectares per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0323 hectares per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 hectares per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.026 hectares per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0263 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.023 hectares per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 hectares per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0183 hectares per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0288 hectares per square kilometre | +114.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0502 hectares per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0914 hectares per square kilometre | +82.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0652 hectares per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0684 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0636 hectares per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0599 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0536 hectares per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0515 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0284 hectares per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0268 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.035 hectares per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0365 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0162 hectares per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 1994 | 0.012 hectares per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 hectares per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 hectares per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 hectares per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | +109.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0565 hectares per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0826 hectares per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0724 hectares per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0886 hectares per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0547 hectares per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0766 hectares per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0602 hectares per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0383 hectares per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0465 hectares per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.041 hectares per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0498 hectares per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0597 hectares per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0549 hectares per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0852 hectares per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0841 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0765 hectares per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0745 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0628 hectares per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0497 hectares per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre | -30.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 hectares per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.34 hectares per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +114.2% | 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0288 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +109.8% | 0.0313 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0323 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0262 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0502 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0544 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0268 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0914 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0365 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0661 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0383 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0886 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0635 hectares per square kilometre | 0.041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0852 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 170 Barbados 0.0349 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 171 Iceland 0.0313 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Oman 0.025 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 175 Qatar 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0914 hectares per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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 under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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 under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 under cereal production (hectares) 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.