Land use hidden — Cropland in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land use hidden — Cropland was 97 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 97 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in New Caledonia peaked at 180 Square kilometres in 1984 and was at its lowest, 97 Square kilometres, in 2015.
New Caledonia ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 120 Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 120 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 120 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 120 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 130 Square kilometres | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 140 Square kilometres | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 150 Square kilometres | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 180 Square kilometres | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 180 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 170 Square kilometres | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 160 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 150 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 140 Square kilometres | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 130 Square kilometres | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120 Square kilometres | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 120 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 110 Square kilometres | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 106 Square kilometres | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 106 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 103 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 97.34 Square kilometres | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 97.3 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 97 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,217 Square kilometres, 8% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 97 Square kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118.89 Square kilometres | 110 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 142 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 150 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 161 Square kilometres | 150 Square kilometres | 180 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 134 Square kilometres | 120 Square kilometres | 150 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.8 Square kilometres | 106 Square kilometres | 110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.59 Square kilometres | 97 Square kilometres | 106 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 Square kilometres | 97 Square kilometres | 97 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 153 Kuwait 140 Square kilometres compare
- 154 Bahamas 110 Square kilometres compare
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 100 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 95.7 Square kilometres compare
- 158 Malta 82.91 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Barbados 80 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Guam 80 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland in New Caledonia?
- Land use hidden — cropland in New Caledonia was 97 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 180 Square kilometres in 1984.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- New Caledonia ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata