Land under cereal production in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land under cereal production was 298 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 298 hectares for land under cereal production 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 in New Caledonia peaked at 1,671 hectares in 1980 and was at its lowest, 157 hectares, in 1993.
That places New Caledonia 166th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production 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 | 1,199 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 909 hectares | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 426 hectares | -53.1% |
| 2023 | 298 hectares | -30.0% |
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 | 708 hectares | 298 hectares | 1,199 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 163 Puerto Rico 1,094 hectares compare
- 164 United Arab Emirates 945 hectares compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 393 hectares compare
- 167 Grenada 178 hectares compare
- 168 Micronesia, Federated States of 169 hectares compare
- 169 Mauritius 129 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.79 (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in New Caledonia?
- Land under cereal production in New Caledonia was 298 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,671 hectares in 1980.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 hectares in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land under cereal production?
- New Caledonia ranks 166th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.