Forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
48.8%
World rank
60th
of 219 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2015
All-time low
45.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia peaked at 48.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1990.
New Caledonia ranks 60th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.5% | — |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.9% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 57 Indonesia 50.7% compare
- 58 Martinique 49.7% compare
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- 61 Austria 47.3% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 46.8% compare
- 63 Guadeloupe 46.7% compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 174.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 1.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in New Caledonia was 48.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- New Caledonia ranks 60th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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