Cropland — Area per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.03 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.13 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.03 ha/cap, in 2021.
New Caledonia ranks 212th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.13 ha/cap | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.13 ha/cap | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 ha/cap | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 ha/cap | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.03 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 30% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.03 ha/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1267 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.108 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.068 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.044 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 212 Bahamas 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Barbados 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 China, Taiwan Province of 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Japan 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Montenegro 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Naoero 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Republic of Korea 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Réunion 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Brunei 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Nauru 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Reunion 0.03 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in New Caledonia?
- Cropland — area per capita in New Caledonia was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 2021.
- How does New Caledonia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 212th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.