Share global forest in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share global forest was 0.0216 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0216
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
131st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0216
in 2025
All-time low
0.0191
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in New Caledonia is 0.0216, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0216 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0191, in 1990.
New Caledonia ranks 131st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0191 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0192 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0193 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0194 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0197 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0198 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0198 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0198 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0199 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0199 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0205 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0213 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0214 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0214 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0214 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0215 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0215 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0215 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0216 | +0.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0216 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 2.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0216 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0194 | 0.0191 | 0.0197 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0199 | 0.0198 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 | 0.02 | 0.0214 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 | 0.0214 | 0.0216 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5903 hectares per person (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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.38 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1977)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in New Caledonia?
- Share global forest in New Caledonia was 0.0216 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share global forest?
- New Caledonia ranks 131st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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