Taro — Area harvested in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Taro — Area harvested was 65 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Area harvested in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 65 ha for taro — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in New Caledonia peaked at 1,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60 ha, in 1999.
New Caledonia ranks 42nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taro — Area harvested in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 750 ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 700 ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 670 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 650 ha | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 630 ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 612 ha | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 600 ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 450 ha | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 170 ha | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 ha | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 ha | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 100 ha | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 140 ha | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 160 ha | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 190 ha | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 130 ha | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 ha | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 110 ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 100 ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 90 ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 162 ha | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 150 ha | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 90 ha | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 150 ha | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 71 ha | -52.7% |
| 2015 | 96 ha | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 81 ha | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 82 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 84 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 79 ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 83 ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 81 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 76 ha | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 65 ha | -14.5% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 65 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 126 ha, 52% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 65 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,384 ha, 2% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +80.0% | 90 ha | 162 ha |
| 2000 | +66.7% | 60 ha | 100 ha |
| 2013 | +66.7% | 90 ha | 150 ha |
| 2014 | -52.7% | 150 ha | 71 ha |
| 1997 | -41.2% | 170 ha | 100 ha |
| 1999 | -40.0% | 100 ha | 60 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 872 ha | 670 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 609.2 ha | 600 ha | 650 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 240 ha | 60 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.5 ha | 90 ha | 190 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.8 ha | 71 ha | 162 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8 ha | 65 ha | 83 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 39 Puerto Rico 195 ha compare
- 40 Guyana 153 ha compare
- 41 French Polynesia 99 ha compare
- 43 Cyprus 64 ha compare
- 44 Lebanon 50 ha compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 44 ha compare
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 taro — area harvested in New Caledonia?
- Taro — area harvested in New Caledonia was 65 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 ha in 1999.
- How does New Caledonia rank for taro — area harvested?
- New Caledonia ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.