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 70th of 231 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.
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
- 67 United Republic of Tanzania 49.63 % compare
- 68 Martinique 49.62 % compare
- 69 Polynesia 48.35 % compare
- 71 Austria 47.27 % compare
- 72 Viet Nam 47.12 % compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 46.7 % 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 — 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 70th out of 231 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.