Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 3.28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in New Caledonia is 3.28 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in New Caledonia peaked at 3.93 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.5 %, in 1983.
New Caledonia ranks 221st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % | 2.66 % | 2.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 % | 2.64 % | 2.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 % | 2.5 % | 3.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.29 % | 2.87 % | 3.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 % | 2.72 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 % | 3.18 % | 3.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 % | 3.18 % | 3.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 218 Yemen 4.86 % compare
- 219 Turkmenistan 4.14 % compare
- 220 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
- 222 Somalia 2.49 % compare
- 223 Saudi Arabia 2.45 % compare
- 224 Namibia 2.06 % compare
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 arable land — share in agricultural land in New Caledonia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in New Caledonia was 3.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 % in 1983.
- How does New Caledonia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- New Caledonia ranks 221st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.