Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.2007 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia stood at 0.2007 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 1.39 An per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1687 An per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places New Caledonia 158th out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1965 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9847 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9847 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9628 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.93 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9847 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9847 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9354 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8206 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8206 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8206 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8206 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8096 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6018 An per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6018 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7987 An per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9792 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.93 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9245 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8206 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7604 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7002 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6947 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6893 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6291 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5704 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5689 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5689 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5065 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.478 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4497 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4183 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3896 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3612 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3329 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.373 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2803 An per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2647 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2396 An per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2322 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2316 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2342 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2407 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2285 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.205 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1687 An per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2007 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +36.5% | 0.7987 An per square kilometre | 1.09 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 An per square kilometre | 0.9628 An per square kilometre | 1.39 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8996 An per square kilometre | 0.8096 An per square kilometre | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9693 An per square kilometre | 0.6018 An per square kilometre | 1.12 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9111 An per square kilometre | 0.6947 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5269 An per square kilometre | 0.3896 An per square kilometre | 0.6893 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.279 An per square kilometre | 0.2316 An per square kilometre | 0.373 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2007 An per square kilometre | 0.1687 An per square kilometre | 0.2285 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 155 Vanuatu 0.5244 An per square kilometre compare
- 156 Finland 0.4208 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Honduras 0.372 An per square kilometre compare
- 159 Nicaragua 0.1241 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 Panama 0.1237 An per square kilometre compare
- 161 Canada 0.0998 An per square kilometre compare
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 sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.2007 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 An per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.