Meat supply per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Meat supply per person was 89.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat supply per person in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 89.59 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in New Caledonia peaked at 89.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.25 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
That places New Caledonia 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat supply per person in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.25 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 45.71 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 48.98 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 49.21 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 49.45 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 49.13 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 53.66 kilograms per year per capita | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 56.87 kilograms per year per capita | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 60.1 kilograms per year per capita | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 63.71 kilograms per year per capita | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 64.43 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 66.98 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 60.31 kilograms per year per capita | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 59.53 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 62.18 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 57.47 kilograms per year per capita | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 58.01 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 53.64 kilograms per year per capita | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 54.45 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 55.58 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 52 kilograms per year per capita | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 54 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 53.42 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.58 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 53.01 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 53.72 kilograms per year per capita | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 59.81 kilograms per year per capita | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 48.84 kilograms per year per capita | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 50.31 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 60.42 kilograms per year per capita | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 58.82 kilograms per year per capita | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 65.16 kilograms per year per capita | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 59.66 kilograms per year per capita | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 63.63 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 60.74 kilograms per year per capita | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 60.27 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 67.93 kilograms per year per capita | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 67.87 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.35 kilograms per year per capita | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 57.75 kilograms per year per capita | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 62.5 kilograms per year per capita | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 63.19 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.45 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 68.7 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 66.75 kilograms per year per capita | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.17 kilograms per year per capita | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 71.06 kilograms per year per capita | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 70.72 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.89 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 77.06 kilograms per year per capita | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 79.08 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 79.84 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.16 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 76.93 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 73.4 kilograms per year per capita | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 78.21 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 77.35 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.24 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 82.84 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 86.56 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 85.62 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.02 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 89.59 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 89.59 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.54 kilograms per year per capita, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 89.59 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.53 kilograms per year per capita, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.93 kilograms per year per capita | 45.25 kilograms per year per capita | 60.1 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.07 kilograms per year per capita | 53.64 kilograms per year per capita | 66.98 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.23 kilograms per year per capita | 48.84 kilograms per year per capita | 59.81 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.88 kilograms per year per capita | 58.82 kilograms per year per capita | 67.93 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.32 kilograms per year per capita | 57.75 kilograms per year per capita | 74.89 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.31 kilograms per year per capita | 73.4 kilograms per year per capita | 82.84 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.45 kilograms per year per capita | 85.62 kilograms per year per capita | 89.59 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 28 Canada 94.79 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 29 Taiwan 91.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 90.32 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 88.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 33 Guyana 88.72 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 34 Dominica 86.44 kilograms per year per capita 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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in New Caledonia?
- Meat supply per person in New Caledonia was 89.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.59 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.25 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does New Caledonia rank for meat supply per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.