Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0041 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2007.
New Caledonia ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0041 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -97.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1275.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -93.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +294.9% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0004 hectares per person | — |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +599.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 hectares per person | +1133.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -97.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 hectares per person | +1693.4% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 hectares per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.0015 hectares per person | +296.2% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1693.4% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person |
| 2004 | +1275.7% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person |
| 2019 | +1133.0% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person |
| 2017 | +599.7% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person |
| 2006 | +294.9% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person |
| 2024 | +296.2% | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 142 Libya 0 hectares per person compare
- 143 Austria 0 hectares per person compare
- 144 Hungary 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Andorra 0 hectares per person
- 145 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares per person
- 145 American Samoa 0 hectares per person
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per person
- 145 Belgium 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Bahrain 0 hectares per person
- 145 Bermuda 0 hectares per person
- 145 Barbados 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Brunei 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Switzerland 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Comoros 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Cape Verde 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per person
- 145 Djibouti 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Dominica 0 hectares per person
- 145 Denmark 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Estonia 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Finland 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Fiji 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person
- 145 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per person
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per person
- 145 Grenada 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Greenland 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Guam 0 hectares per person
- 145 Isle of Man 0 hectares per person
- 145 Iceland 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Jordan 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Kuwait 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per person
- 145 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per person
- 145 Luxembourg 0 hectares per person
- 145 Latvia 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Macao 0 hectares per person
- 145 Malta 0 hectares per person
- 145 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per person
- 145 Mauritius 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Netherlands 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Norway 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Nauru 0 hectares per person
- 145 Oman 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Palau 0 hectares per person
- 145 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 French Polynesia 0 hectares per person
- 145 Qatar 0 hectares per person
- 145 Singapore 0 hectares per person
- 145 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 San Marino 0 hectares per person
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per person
- 145 Sweden 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Seychelles 0 hectares per person
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Tonga 0 hectares per person
- 145 Tuvalu 0 hectares per person
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per person
- 145 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares per person
- 145 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per person
- 145 Vanuatu 0 hectares per person compare
- 145 Samoa 0 hectares per person
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0497 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0394 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0403 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.277 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in New Caledonia was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2007.
- How does New Caledonia rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.