Arable land use per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Arable land use per person was 0.0206 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0206 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
172nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0848 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0206 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Arable land use per person in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0848 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.082 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0773 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0751 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0731 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.071 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.069 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.064 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0611 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0584 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0557 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0533 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0509 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0493 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0478 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0467 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0462 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0458 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0452 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0635 hectares per person | +40.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0624 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0552 hectares per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0543 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0534 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.051 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0419 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0327 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.032 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0307 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0268 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0264 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.026 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0244 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.021 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0209 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 hectares per person | -0.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0206 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 28% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0206 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person 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 | +40.5% | 0.0452 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (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.