Agricultural land — Area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Agricultural land — Area was 182.08 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in New Caledonia is 182.08 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in New Caledonia peaked at 290 1000 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 182.08 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places New Caledonia 169th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.89 1000 ha | 261 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 264.2 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 265 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 265.5 1000 ha | 236 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 234.66 1000 ha | 229 1000 ha | 243.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.21 1000 ha | 204.63 1000 ha | 250.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.32 1000 ha | 184.26 1000 ha | 198.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.27 1000 ha | 182.08 1000 ha | 188.03 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.13 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 528 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in New Caledonia?
- Agricultural land — area in New Caledonia was 182.08 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 290 1000 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.08 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does New Caledonia rank for agricultural land — area?
- New Caledonia ranks 169th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.