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
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.
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 |
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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 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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