How have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0182 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia stood at 0.0182 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0322 metric tons per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 metric tons per person, in 1972.
That places New Caledonia 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -46.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +52.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +238.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | +26.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | -27.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 metric tons per person | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0322 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0248 metric tons per person | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 0.021 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0315 metric tons per person | +49.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.023 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.019 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.023 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0199 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.017 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0182 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0182 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +238.5% | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 0.021 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 0.021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0231 metric tons per person | 0.0162 metric tons per person | 0.0322 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0227 metric tons per person | 0.0177 metric tons per person | 0.0315 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 metric tons per person | 0.0224 metric tons per person | 0.0255 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 metric tons per person | 0.0168 metric tons per person | 0.021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 metric tons per person | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 0.0182 metric tons per person | 5 |
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 how have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0182 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 metric tons per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 1972.
- How does New Caledonia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.