Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in New Caledonia stood at 0 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in New Caledonia peaked at 10,718 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2016.
New Caledonia ranks 85th of 235 countries on this measure, 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 | 672 hectares | 672 hectares | 672 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 172.5 hectares | 117 hectares | 672 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,371 hectares | 0 hectares | 10,718 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 82 Egypt 6 hectares compare
- 83 Jersey 2 hectares compare
- 85 Afghanistan 0 hectares compare
- 85 Albania 0 hectares compare
- 85 American Samoa 0 hectares compare
- 85 Anguilla 0 hectares compare
- 85 Aruba 0 hectares compare
- 85 Bahamas 0 hectares compare
- 85 Barbados 0 hectares compare
- 85 Belgium 0 hectares compare
- 85 Bermuda 0 hectares compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares compare
- 85 Botswana 0 hectares compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Brunei 0 hectares compare
- 85 Burundi 0 hectares compare
- 85 Cayman Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Curacao 0 hectares compare
- 85 Falkland Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Finland 0 hectares compare
- 85 French Polynesia 0 hectares compare
- 85 Georgia 0 hectares compare
- 85 Gibraltar 0 hectares compare
- 85 Greece 0 hectares compare
- 85 Greenland 0 hectares compare
- 85 Grenada 0 hectares compare
- 85 Guam 0 hectares compare
- 85 Guernsey 0 hectares compare
- 85 Iran 0 hectares compare
- 85 Isle of Man 0 hectares compare
- 85 Jordan 0 hectares compare
- 85 Kiribati 0 hectares compare
- 85 Kuwait 0 hectares compare
- 85 Lesotho 0 hectares compare
- 85 Maldives 0 hectares compare
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Mauritius 0 hectares compare
- 85 Monaco 0 hectares compare
- 85 Mongolia 0 hectares compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 hectares compare
- 85 Montserrat 0 hectares compare
- 85 Nauru 0 hectares compare
- 85 Niue 0 hectares compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0 hectares compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Oman 0 hectares compare
- 85 Palestine 0 hectares compare
- 85 Pitcairn 0 hectares compare
- 85 Qatar 0 hectares compare
- 85 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares compare
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares compare
- 85 Saint Martin (French part) 0 hectares compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares compare
- 85 San Marino 0 hectares compare
- 85 Singapore 0 hectares compare
- 85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 hectares compare
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares compare
- 85 Sweden 0 hectares compare
- 85 Tokelau 0 hectares compare
- 85 Tonga 0 hectares compare
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 hectares compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares compare
- 85 Tuvalu 0 hectares compare
- 85 Vatican 0 hectares compare
- 85 Yemen 0 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in New Caledonia?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in New Caledonia was 0 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,718 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- New Caledonia ranks 85th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.