Land area — Area, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0063 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.0063 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0222 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places New Caledonia 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0222 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0214 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0202 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0196 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0185 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.018 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0174 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.016 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0139 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0197 1000 ha per person | 0.0174 1000 ha per person | 0.0222 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.014 1000 ha per person | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | 0.0167 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 13 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person compare
- 14 Gabon 0.0101 1000 ha per person compare
- 15 Norway 0.0065 1000 ha per person compare
- 17 Turkmenistan 0.0063 1000 ha per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.0062 1000 ha per person compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 0.0061 1000 ha per person compare
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 528 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0063 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Land area — area, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0063 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0222 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land area — area, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.