Agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Agricultural land use per person was 0.5965 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5965 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
65th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.89 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.4363 hectares per person
in 1840
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia stood at 0.5965 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia peaked at 3.89 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.4363 hectares per person, in 1840.
New Caledonia ranks 65th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8639 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.8329 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 0.7995 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 0.763 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1400 | 0.7226 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 0.6771 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 0.6245 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1700 | 0.5611 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1710 | 0.5539 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 0.5466 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 0.539 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 0.5312 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1750 | 0.5232 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5149 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.5064 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1780 | 0.4975 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1790 | 0.4884 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1800 | 0.4788 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 0.4689 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 0.4585 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1830 | 0.4477 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 0.4363 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1850 | 3.89 hectares per person | +792.4% |
| 1860 | 3.86 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 3.82 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 3.78 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 3.74 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 3.7 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 3.66 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 3.61 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 3.56 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 3.51 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 3.44 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 3.43 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 3.42 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 3.42 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 3.41 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.4 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.39 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 3.38 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.37 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 3.36 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.34 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.24 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 3.14 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.04 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.96 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 2.87 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.8 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.73 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 2.67 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.59 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.5 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 2.39 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.3 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.21 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.13 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.05 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 2.02 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.98 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.94 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.83 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.85 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.87 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.9 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.69 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.59 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.5 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.42 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.37 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.32 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.22 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.21 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.17 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.15 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9958 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9556 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9126 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8668 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8327 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7916 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7468 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7112 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6994 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.689 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6801 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6703 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6608 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6516 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6426 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6338 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.626 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6184 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6109 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6036 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5965 hectares per person | -1.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.5965 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.5965 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +792.4% | 0.4363 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8639 hectares per person | 0.8639 hectares per person | 0.8639 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8329 hectares per person | 0.8329 hectares per person | 0.8329 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7995 hectares per person | 0.7995 hectares per person | 0.7995 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.763 hectares per person | 0.763 hectares per person | 0.763 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7226 hectares per person | 0.7226 hectares per person | 0.7226 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6771 hectares per person | 0.6771 hectares per person | 0.6771 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6245 hectares per person | 0.6245 hectares per person | 0.6245 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5611 hectares per person | 0.5611 hectares per person | 0.5611 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.5539 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5466 hectares per person | 0.5466 hectares per person | 0.5466 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.539 hectares per person | 0.539 hectares per person | 0.539 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5312 hectares per person | 0.5312 hectares per person | 0.5312 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5232 hectares per person | 0.5232 hectares per person | 0.5232 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5149 hectares per person | 0.5149 hectares per person | 0.5149 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5064 hectares per person | 0.5064 hectares per person | 0.5064 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4975 hectares per person | 0.4975 hectares per person | 0.4975 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4884 hectares per person | 0.4884 hectares per person | 0.4884 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4788 hectares per person | 0.4788 hectares per person | 0.4788 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4689 hectares per person | 0.4689 hectares per person | 0.4689 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4477 hectares per person | 0.4477 hectares per person | 0.4477 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4363 hectares per person | 0.4363 hectares per person | 0.4363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.86 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.82 hectares per person | 3.82 hectares per person | 3.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.78 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.74 hectares per person | 3.74 hectares per person | 3.74 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.7 hectares per person | 3.7 hectares per person | 3.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.66 hectares per person | 3.66 hectares per person | 3.66 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.56 hectares per person | 3.56 hectares per person | 3.56 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.51 hectares per person | 3.51 hectares per person | 3.51 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.4 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.94 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.14 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 2.5 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.8327 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6943 hectares per person | 0.6426 hectares per person | 0.7916 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6149 hectares per person | 0.5965 hectares per person | 0.6338 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0328 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6231 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia?
- Agricultural land use per person in New Caledonia was 0.5965 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4363 hectares per person in 1840.
- How does New Caledonia rank for agricultural land use per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 65th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.