Forest land — Share in Land area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 48.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in New Caledonia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 48.05 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in New Caledonia peaked at 48.83 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.47 %, in 1990.
New Caledonia ranks 76th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.47 % | — |
| 1991 | 45.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 45.54 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.58 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 45.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 45.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.48 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 47.07 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.66 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.24 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.83 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.05 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.05 % | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 48.05 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 48.05 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.63 % | 45.47 % | 45.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.86 % | 45.83 % | 45.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.95 % | 45.9 % | 48.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.21 % | 48.05 % | 48.83 % | 5 |
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 land — share in land area in New Caledonia?
- Forest land — share in land area in New Caledonia was 48.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.83 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.47 % in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- New Caledonia ranks 76th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 — Share in 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.