Corn yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Corn yields was 12.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.45 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
7th
of 171 countries
All-time high
12.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in New Caledonia stood at 12.45 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in New Caledonia peaked at 12.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.16 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
New Caledonia ranks 7th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Corn yields in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1971 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -59.0% |
| 1985 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +223.5% |
| 1986 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -40.8% |
| 1987 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -51.1% |
| 1988 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +86.7% |
| 1989 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +85.1% |
| 1991 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | +117.9% |
| 1992 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -50.8% |
| 1995 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +110.5% |
| 1996 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 11.86 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 12.45 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.57 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 12.45 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.82 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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% | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +117.9% | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +110.5% | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | +86.7% | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 4 Tajikistan 15.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Israel 15.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Spain 12.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 11.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Mauritius 11.89 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- 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$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in New Caledonia?
- Corn yields in New Caledonia was 12.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does New Caledonia rank for corn yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 7th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields 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 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.