Aruba vs New Caledonia: Arable land use per person
Aruba
0.0186 hectares per person
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0206 hectares per person
in 2023
Aruba rank
175th
New Caledonia rank
172nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Aruba
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0206 hectares per person against 0.0186 hectares per person in Aruba, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0754 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 0.0342 hectares per person | 0.0536 hectares per person | 0.0195 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 0.0329 hectares per person | 0.0525 hectares per person | 0.0196 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 0.0261 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0284 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.0188 hectares per person | 0.0221 hectares per person | 0.0033 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 0.0186 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Aruba or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0206 hectares per person against 0.0186 hectares per person in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Aruba and New Caledonia?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and New Caledonia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Aruba ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.