Sorghum yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sorghum yields was 0.4939 tonnes per hectare in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
0.4939 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
108th
of 115 countries
All-time high
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
All-time low
0.4551 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
44
1961–2018
Sorghum yields in New Caledonia, 1961–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.4939 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in New Caledonia peaked at 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4551 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
New Caledonia ranks 108th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -27.0% |
| 1989 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 1992 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +71.0% |
| 1998 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare | -65.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4551 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4939 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.4939 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per hectare, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.4939 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +71.0% | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | -65.9% | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +50.4% | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | -47.4% | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9204 tonnes per hectare | 0.4551 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
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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 sorghum yields in New Caledonia?
- Sorghum yields in New Caledonia was 0.4939 tonnes per hectare in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4551 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sorghum yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 108th out of 115 countries with data for 2018.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.