Forest area km in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest area km was 892,610 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
892,610
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 235 countries
All-time high
892,610
in 2015
All-time low
831,130
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 892,610 for forest area km 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 km in New Caledonia peaked at 892,610 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 831,130, 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 km in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 831,130 | — |
| 1991 | 831,802 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 832,474 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 833,146 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 833,818 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 834,490 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 835,162 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 835,834 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 836,506 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 837,178 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 837,850 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 837,967 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 838,084 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 838,201 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 838,318 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 838,435 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 838,552 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 838,669 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 838,786 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 838,903 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 839,020 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 849,738 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 860,456 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 871,174 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 881,892 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 892,610 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 892,610 | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 892,610 is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 2.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 892,610 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834,154 | 831,130 | 837,178 | 10 |
| 2000s | 838,376 | 837,850 | 838,903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 876,533 | 839,020 | 892,610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 892,610 | 892,610 | 892,610 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5903 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.38 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1977)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in New Caledonia?
- Forest area km in New Caledonia was 892,610 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 892,610 in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,130 in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest area km?
- New Caledonia ranks 131st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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