Land use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land use was 9,700 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9,700 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 224 countries
All-time high
18,000 hectares
in 1984
All-time low
9,700 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 9,700 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in New Caledonia peaked at 18,000 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9,700 hectares, in 2015.
That places New Caledonia 184th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 12,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 14,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17,000 hectares | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 16,000 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15,000 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,000 hectares | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 13,000 hectares | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,000 hectares | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,000 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,600 hectares | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,300 hectares | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9,734 hectares | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 9,730 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,730 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,700 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,700 hectares | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 9,700 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 303,040 hectares, 3% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 9,700 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 141,800 hectares, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,889 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,200 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,100 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,400 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,680 hectares | 10,600 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,859 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 10,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,700 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 9,700 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in New Caledonia?
- Land use in New Caledonia was 9,700 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,700 hectares in 2015.
- How does New Caledonia rank for land use?
- New Caledonia ranks 184th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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