Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0278 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in New Caledonia stood at 0.0278 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.1899 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0278 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1899 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1836 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.178 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1728 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1681 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1634 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1588 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1543 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1493 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1431 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1367 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1304 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1245 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.119 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1138 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.11 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1081 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1055 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1032 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1017 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0999 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0976 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0967 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0958 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0949 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -53.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0423 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0411 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.039 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0278 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 16.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0278 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 17.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -53.2% | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1687 Square kilometres per person | 0.1493 Square kilometres per person | 0.1899 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1198 Square kilometres per person | 0.1055 Square kilometres per person | 0.1431 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0981 Square kilometres per person | 0.0925 Square kilometres per person | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0315 Square kilometres per person | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 14 Chad 0.0371 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Niger 0.0302 Square kilometres per person compare
- 16 Argentina 0.0284 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Mali 0.0275 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 0.0257 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 Guyana 0.0243 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 — other areas, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0278 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1899 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.