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Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 9.54 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.54 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 209 countries
All-time high
14.88 percent
in 1984
All-time low
9.52 percent
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia stood at 9.54 percent.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia peaked at 14.88 percent in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9.52 percent, in 2013.

That places New Caledonia 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia, year by year

Year percent Change
1961 13.68 percent —
1962 13.68 percent +0.0%
1963 13.68 percent +0.0%
1964 13.68 percent +0.0%
1965 13.68 percent +0.0%
1966 13.68 percent +0.0%
1967 13.68 percent +0.0%
1968 13.68 percent +0.0%
1969 13.68 percent +0.0%
1970 13.68 percent +0.0%
1971 13.68 percent +0.0%
1972 13.68 percent +0.0%
1973 13.68 percent +0.0%
1974 13.68 percent +0.0%
1975 13.68 percent +0.0%
1976 13.68 percent +0.0%
1977 13.68 percent +0.0%
1978 13.68 percent +0.0%
1979 13.68 percent +0.0%
1980 13.68 percent +0.0%
1981 13.68 percent +0.0%
1982 14.06 percent +2.8%
1983 14.5 percent +3.1%
1984 14.88 percent +2.6%
1985 14.22 percent -4.4%
1986 13.68 percent -3.8%
1987 13.13 percent -4.0%
1988 12.58 percent -4.2%
1989 12.04 percent -4.3%
1990 11.87 percent -1.4%
1991 11.71 percent -1.3%
1992 11.76 percent +0.4%
1993 11.82 percent +0.5%
1994 11.93 percent +0.9%
1995 12.04 percent +0.9%
1996 12.14 percent +0.8%
1997 12.36 percent +1.8%
1998 12.47 percent +0.9%
1999 12.64 percent +1.4%
2000 12.8 percent +1.3%
2001 12.96 percent +1.3%
2002 13.1 percent +1.1%
2003 12.75 percent -2.7%
2004 12.36 percent -3.1%
2005 12.01 percent -2.8%
2006 11.71 percent -2.5%
2007 11.35 percent -3.1%
2008 10.94 percent -3.6%
2009 10.67 percent -2.5%
2010 10.28 percent -3.7%
2011 9.85 percent -4.2%
2012 9.54 percent -3.1%
2013 9.52 percent -0.2%
2014 9.52 percent +0.0%
2015 9.54 percent +0.2%
2016 9.54 percent +0.0%
2017 9.54 percent +0.0%
2018 9.54 percent +0.0%
2019 9.54 percent +0.0%
2020 9.54 percent +0.0%
2021 9.54 percent +0.0%
2022 9.54 percent +0.0%
2023 9.54 percent +0.0%

New Caledonia compared with similar countries

  • New Caledonia's 9.54 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 99% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • New Caledonia's 9.54 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.68 percent 13.68 percent 13.68 percent 9
1970s 13.68 percent 13.68 percent 13.68 percent 10
1980s 13.64 percent 12.04 percent 14.88 percent 10
1990s 12.07 percent 11.71 percent 12.64 percent 10
2000s 12.07 percent 10.67 percent 13.1 percent 10
2010s 9.64 percent 9.52 percent 10.28 percent 10
2020s 9.54 percent 9.54 percent 9.54 percent 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 126 Poland 9.84 percent compare
  2. 127 Latvia 9.66 percent compare
  3. 128 Croatia 9.63 percent compare
  4. 130 Fiji 9.47 percent compare
  5. 131 Moldova 9.44 percent compare
  6. 132 Iraq 9.18 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in New Caledonia was 9.54 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 14.88 percent in 1984.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.52 percent in 2013.
How does New Caledonia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
New Caledonia ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).