Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 5,300 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,300 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
11,020 hectares
in 2010
All-time low
5,300 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 5,300 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in New Caledonia peaked at 11,020 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,300 hectares, in 2015.
That places New Caledonia 153rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,040 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 9,120 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9,200 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 9,280 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9,360 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 9,440 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9,520 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 9,600 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 9,680 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9,760 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9,840 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9,958 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10,076 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10,194 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10,312 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10,430 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,548 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10,666 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10,784 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10,902 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11,020 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9,876 hectares | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 8,732 hectares | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 7,588 hectares | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 6,444 hectares | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 5,300 hectares | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5,300 hectares | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 5,300 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 5,300 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,400 hectares | 9,040 hectares | 9,760 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,371 hectares | 9,840 hectares | 10,902 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,016 hectares | 5,300 hectares | 11,020 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,300 hectares | 5,300 hectares | 5,300 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in New Caledonia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in New Caledonia was 5,300 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,020 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,300 hectares in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- New Caledonia ranks 153rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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