Primary Forest — Area in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Primary Forest — Area was 337.6 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 337.6 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in New Caledonia peaked at 337.6 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 337.6 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 337.6 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 47 Bhutan 413 1000 ha compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 407.36 1000 ha compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 360.17 1000 ha compare
- 51 Cambodia 322.17 1000 ha compare
- 52 Iraq 308.36 1000 ha compare
- 53 Tajikistan 296 1000 ha compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.13 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 528 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.36 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 396 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in New Caledonia?
- Primary forest — area in New Caledonia was 337.6 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 337.6 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 337.6 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for primary forest — area?
- New Caledonia ranks 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area 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 Primary Forest — Area. 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.