Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia stood at 0.0009 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0094 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2001.
That places New Caledonia 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 ha per person | +45.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0057 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.005 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | +81.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | +62.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per person | +94.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 ha per person | +48.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 ha per person | -56.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | +9.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 8.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +94.4% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2002 | +81.3% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 2003 | +62.7% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person |
| 2011 | -56.4% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 2010 | +48.8% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
| 1966 | +45.8% | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2001.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.