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 238th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.65 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.64 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.57 % | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 2.5 % | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.45 % | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 3.6 % | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 3.37 % | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 3.52 % | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 3.66 % | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 3.81 % | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 3.88 % | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.93 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.91 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.48 % | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 3.02 % | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 2.99 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.96 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.9 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.85 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.75 % | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.79 % | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.87 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.95 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.03 % | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.22 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.32 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.43 % | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.54 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.25 % | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 3.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.18 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.28 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.28 % | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 3.28 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 3.28 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +38.0% | 2.5 % | 3.45 % |
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 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3712 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 238th out of 248 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.