How does New Caledonia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

New Caledonia ranks 178th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this New Caledonia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in New Caledonia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in New Caledonia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

New Caledonia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 3.66 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

3.66 1000 ha

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

178th

of 240 countries

All-time high

3.83 1000 ha

in 2004

All-time low

3.66 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in New Caledonia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

New Caledonia recorded 3.66 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in New Caledonia peaked at 3.83 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.66 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places New Caledonia 178th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	3.78 1000 ha	3.66 1000 ha	3.83 1000 ha	9
2010s	3.77 1000 ha	3.73 1000 ha	3.79 1000 ha	10
2020s	3.69 1000 ha	3.66 1000 ha	3.73 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

175 Western Sahara 4.52 1000 ha compare
176 Equatorial Guinea 4.36 1000 ha compare
177 Cabo Verde 3.68 1000 ha compare
179 United States Virgin Islands 3.51 1000 ha compare
180 Eswatini 3.11 1000 ha compare
181 Djibouti 2.8 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for New Caledonia

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (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) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.7 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in New Caledonia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in New Caledonia was 3.66 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 3.83 1000 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 3.66 1000 ha in 2001.
How does New Caledonia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: New Caledonia ranks 178th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.