FAO projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0335 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia stood at 0.0335 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.1333 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0335 hectares per person, in 2023.
New Caledonia ranks 180th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1333 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1289 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1249 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1324 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1288 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1217 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1282 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.124 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1135 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1167 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1115 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1056 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1025 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1013 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.099 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.098 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0968 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1142 hectares per person | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1123 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1044 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0966 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.095 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.093 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.085 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0806 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0665 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0649 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0634 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0561 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0493 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0483 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0448 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.044 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0434 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0428 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0423 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0418 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0412 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0346 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0342 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0342 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.034 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -0.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0335 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 35% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0335 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1275 hectares per person | 0.1217 hectares per person | 0.1333 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1082 hectares per person | 0.1013 hectares per person | 0.1189 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1009 hectares per person | 0.093 hectares per person | 0.1142 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0685 hectares per person | 0.0549 hectares per person | 0.085 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0443 hectares per person | 0.0412 hectares per person | 0.0493 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 hectares per person | 0.0342 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 hectares per person | 0.0335 hectares per person | 0.0341 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0335 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1333 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0335 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major 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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.