Land use in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Land use was 9,700 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 183rd out of 223 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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0495 Mt CO2e (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 183rd out of 223 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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