Maize (corn) — Yield in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Maize (corn) — Yield was 12,449 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Yield in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — yield in New Caledonia is 12,449 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in New Caledonia peaked at 12,449 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,157 kg/ha, in 1987.
New Caledonia ranks 7th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Yield in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,263 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,412 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1,500 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 2,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 1,714 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 2,000 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 1,417 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 1,636 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 1,800 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2,444 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1971 | 2,500 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,632 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2,794 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3,000 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2,400 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 2,931 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 2,650 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 2,046 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 2,924 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 3,448 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 3,182 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 3,009 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1,235 kg/ha | -59.0% |
| 1985 | 3,995 kg/ha | +223.5% |
| 1986 | 2,366 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1987 | 1,157 kg/ha | -51.1% |
| 1988 | 2,160 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 1989 | 1,298 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 2,402 kg/ha | +85.1% |
| 1991 | 5,233 kg/ha | +117.9% |
| 1992 | 4,970 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 3,947 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 1,943 kg/ha | -50.8% |
| 1995 | 4,090 kg/ha | +110.5% |
| 1996 | 3,982 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,990 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 4,028 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4,017 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3,996 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3,977 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,922 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,043 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4,052 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,909 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3,956 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,129 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,821 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3,806 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,924 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,463 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 4,642 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 4,188 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 5,654 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 7,974 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 8,408 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9,010 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 9,184 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9,170 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9,421 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10,593 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 11,279 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 11,864 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 12,449 kg/ha | +4.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 12,449 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,652 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 12,449 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,033 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +223.5% | 1,235 kg/ha | 3,995 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +117.9% | 2,402 kg/ha | 5,233 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +110.5% | 1,943 kg/ha | 4,090 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +86.7% | 1,157 kg/ha | 2,160 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,638 kg/ha | 1,263 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,590 kg/ha | 2,046 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,477 kg/ha | 1,157 kg/ha | 3,995 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,860 kg/ha | 1,943 kg/ha | 5,233 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,961 kg/ha | 3,806 kg/ha | 4,129 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,562 kg/ha | 3,463 kg/ha | 9,184 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,121 kg/ha | 9,421 kg/ha | 12,449 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 5,684 kg/ha compare
- 4 Tajikistan 15,840 kg/ha compare
- 5 Israel 15,692 kg/ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 5,107 kg/ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,974 kg/ha compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg/ha compare
- 7 Melanesia 4,499 kg/ha compare
- 8 Spain 12,115 kg/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,339 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,108 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,932 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,528 kg/ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 11,915 kg/ha 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 maize (corn) — yield in New Caledonia?
- Maize (corn) — yield in New Caledonia was 12,449 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,449 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,157 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does New Caledonia rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- New Caledonia ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.