Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
84th
of 227 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in New Caledonia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places New Caledonia 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.