Forest land — Area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest land — Area was 892.61 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 892.61 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in New Caledonia peaked at 892.61 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 831.13 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 135th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834.15 1000 ha | 831.13 1000 ha | 837.18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 838.38 1000 ha | 837.85 1000 ha | 838.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 876.53 1000 ha | 839.02 1000 ha | 892.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 892.61 1000 ha | 892.61 1000 ha | 892.61 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 132 Mauritania 1,019 1000 ha compare
- 133 Albania 941 1000 ha compare
- 134 Vanuatu 907.44 1000 ha compare
- 136 Ireland 832.85 1000 ha compare
- 137 Montenegro 827 1000 ha compare
- 138 Belgium-Luxembourg 754.92 1000 ha compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.13 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 528 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in New Caledonia?
- Forest land — area in New Caledonia was 892.61 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 892.61 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.13 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest land — area?
- New Caledonia ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.