Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.41 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in New Caledonia is 99.41 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in New Caledonia peaked at 99.41 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.69 %, in 2010.
That places New Caledonia 57th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.91 % | — |
| 1991 | 98.9 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.88 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.87 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.86 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.85 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.83 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.74 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.73 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.99 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.41 % | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 99.41 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 99.41 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.87 % | 98.83 % | 98.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.76 % | 98.7 % | 98.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2 % | 98.69 % | 99.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.41 % | 99.41 % | 99.41 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in New Caledonia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in New Caledonia was 99.41 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.41 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.69 % in 2010.
- How does New Caledonia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- New Caledonia ranks 57th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.