Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.18
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
16th
of 163 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 1991
All-time low
0.8877
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia, 1961–2023

00.511.522.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia stood at 1.18.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia peaked at 2.3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8877, in 1964.

New Caledonia ranks 16th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9839 0.8877 1.06 9
1970s 1.18 0.9836 1.33 10
1980s 1.56 1.09 1.94 10
1990s 2.04 1.64 2.3 10
2000s 1.77 1.6 1.99 10
2010s 1.34 1.02 1.82 10
2020s 1.14 1 1.26 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 13 Samoa 1.41 compare
  2. 14 Switzerland 1.34 compare
  3. 15 Faroe Islands 1.24 compare
  4. 17 Papua New Guinea 1.15 compare
  5. 18 Mauritius 1.08 compare
  6. 19 Antigua and Barbuda 1.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in New Caledonia was 1.18 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 1991.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8877 in 1964.
How does New Caledonia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
New Caledonia ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).