Forest area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest area was 892,610 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 892,610 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in New Caledonia peaked at 892,610 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 831,130 hectares, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 131st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 831,130 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 831,802 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 832,474 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 833,146 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 833,818 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 834,490 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 835,162 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 835,834 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 836,506 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 837,178 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 837,850 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 837,967 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 838,084 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 838,201 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 838,318 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 838,435 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 838,552 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 838,669 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 838,786 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 838,903 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 839,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 849,738 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 860,456 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 871,174 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 881,892 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 892,610 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 892,610 hectares | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 892,610 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 2.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 892,610 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834,154 hectares | 831,130 hectares | 837,178 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 838,376 hectares | 837,850 hectares | 838,903 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 876,533 hectares | 839,020 hectares | 892,610 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 892,610 hectares | 892,610 hectares | 892,610 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 forest area in New Caledonia?
- Forest area in New Caledonia was 892,610 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 forest area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 892,610 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,130 hectares in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest area?
- New Caledonia ranks 131st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.