Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 1.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia, 1990–2019
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1.8% for agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 3.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2007.
That places New Caledonia 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -39.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -11.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -39.7% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia?
- Agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia was 1.8% in 2019, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- How does New Caledonia rank for agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops and livestock production, as well as forestry, hunting, and fishing. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.