Wheat yields in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Wheat yields was 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6732 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
122nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.35 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
All-time low
0.5224 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
55
1961–2024
Wheat yields in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in New Caledonia is 0.6732 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in New Caledonia peaked at 3.35 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5224 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
That places New Caledonia 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Wheat yields in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -53.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +87.5% |
| 1973 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -45.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8247 tonnes per hectare | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7327 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +150.4% |
| 1986 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7317 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +88.8% |
| 1992 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7022 tonnes per hectare | -63.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6543 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6017 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5224 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5928 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5573 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5846 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6678 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6701 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.6732 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.6732 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.03 tonnes per hectare, 33% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +150.4% | 0.7327 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +88.8% | 0.7317 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | +87.5% | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.7327 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.7317 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | 0.5224 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6306 tonnes per hectare | 0.5573 tonnes per hectare | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 wheat yields in New Caledonia?
- Wheat yields in New Caledonia was 0.6732 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5224 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does New Caledonia rank for wheat yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.