Arable land use per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Arable land use per person was 0.0206 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in New Caledonia is 0.0206 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0848 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0206 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0754 hectares per person | 0.0668 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0536 hectares per person | 0.0473 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 hectares per person | 0.0452 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0394 hectares per person | 0.032 hectares per person | 0.051 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 hectares per person | 0.0264 hectares per person | 0.0314 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 hectares per person | 0.0211 hectares per person | 0.026 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 169 Malaysia 0.0223 hectares per person compare
- 170 American Samoa 0.0217 hectares per person compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 hectares per person compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.02 hectares per person compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0197 hectares per person compare
- 175 Aruba 0.0186 hectares per person compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in New Caledonia?
- Arable land use per person in New Caledonia was 0.0206 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0848 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for arable land use per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.