Potato yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Potato yields was 6.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in New Caledonia stood at 6.91 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in New Caledonia peaked at 24.4 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
That places New Caledonia 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 9.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 11.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 12.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 9.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Land under cereal production 298 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in New Caledonia?
- Potato yields in New Caledonia was 6.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does New Caledonia rank for potato yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.