Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.1106 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia is 0.1106 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.279 An per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.104 An per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places New Caledonia 151st out of 159 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 — Stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2352 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1915 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2024 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2243 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2079 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2352 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.279 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2735 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2626 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1641 An per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1641 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1422 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1294 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1631 An per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1477 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1368 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1294 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1422 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1586 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1915 An per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1997 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1915 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.186 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1751 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1696 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1641 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1586 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1532 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1477 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1422 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1368 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1257 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1999 An per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1286 An per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1193 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1173 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1222 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1248 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1313 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1191 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1086 An per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.104 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1106 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.1106 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.03 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.1106 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6283 An per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +58.9% | 0.1258 An per square kilometre | 0.1999 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2103 An per square kilometre | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | 0.2352 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | 0.279 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1478 An per square kilometre | 0.1294 An per square kilometre | 0.1641 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1737 An per square kilometre | 0.1477 An per square kilometre | 0.1997 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1285 An per square kilometre | 0.1257 An per square kilometre | 0.1422 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 An per square kilometre | 0.1173 An per square kilometre | 0.1999 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1106 An per square kilometre | 0.104 An per square kilometre | 0.1191 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 148 Honduras 0.1515 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 French Polynesia 0.1279 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Jamaica 0.1208 An per square kilometre compare
- 152 Philippines 0.1006 An per square kilometre compare
- 153 Canada 0.0964 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Thailand 0.0752 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 — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.1106 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.279 An per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sheep — stocks, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 151st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — 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 — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.