How have things changed? in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: How have things changed? was 5,323 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,323 metric tons
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
167th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6,143 metric tons
in 2004
All-time low
500 metric tons
in 1967
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in New Caledonia, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in New Caledonia stood at 5,323 metric tons.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in New Caledonia peaked at 6,143 metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 500 metric tons, in 1967.
New Caledonia ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 900 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 500 metric tons | -44.4% |
| 1968 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 800 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1974 | 868 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 973 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 883 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 3,042 metric tons | +244.5% |
| 1978 | 2,963 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2,629 metric tons | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 3,349 metric tons | +27.4% |
| 1981 | 2,448 metric tons | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 3,384 metric tons | +38.2% |
| 1983 | 2,974 metric tons | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 3,721 metric tons | +25.1% |
| 1985 | 3,445 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 4,518 metric tons | +31.1% |
| 1987 | 5,331 metric tons | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 4,180 metric tons | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 3,619 metric tons | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 5,558 metric tons | +53.6% |
| 1991 | 5,063 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 4,284 metric tons | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 3,621 metric tons | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 4,239 metric tons | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 3,833 metric tons | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 4,256 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 3,715 metric tons | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 4,852 metric tons | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 5,100 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 5,247 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 5,392 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 5,376 metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,336 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,143 metric tons | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 6,000 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5,698 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 5,628 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6,025 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 5,785 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 5,250 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 5,557 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5,549 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,503 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,904 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5,930 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,496 metric tons | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 5,176 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4,769 metric tons | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5,252 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 4,827 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 4,764 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,188 metric tons | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 5,038 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5,323 metric tons | +5.7% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 5,323 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 27% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 5,323 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +244.5% | 883 metric tons | 3,042 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 680 metric tons | 500 metric tons | 1,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,366 metric tons | 500 metric tons | 3,042 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,697 metric tons | 2,448 metric tons | 5,331 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,452 metric tons | 3,621 metric tons | 5,558 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,663 metric tons | 5,247 metric tons | 6,143 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,439 metric tons | 4,769 metric tons | 5,930 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,028 metric tons | 4,764 metric tons | 5,323 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 164 Cape Verde 5,587 metric tons compare
- 165 Tajikistan 5,483 metric tons compare
- 166 Austria 5,358 metric tons compare
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,237 metric tons compare
- 169 Singapore 4,116 metric tons compare
- 170 Switzerland 4,090 metric tons compare
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0036 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4777 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 260.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 36.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 73.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 10.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 10.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 101.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3416 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in New Caledonia?
- How have things changed? in New Caledonia was 5,323 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,143 metric tons in 2004.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 metric tons in 1967.
- How does New Caledonia rank for how have things changed??
- New Caledonia ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.