People displaced internally by natural disasters in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 2 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in New Caledonia, 2017–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 2 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.8% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
That places New Caledonia 144th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 570 number of cases | — |
| 2018 | 48 number of cases | -91.6% |
| 2020 | 31 number of cases | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 5,500 number of cases | +17641.9% |
| 2022 | 170 number of cases | -96.9% |
| 2023 | 2 number of cases | -98.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 2 number of cases is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,700 number of cases, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 2 number of cases is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,600 number of cases, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 309 number of cases | 48 number of cases | 570 number of cases | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,426 number of cases | 2 number of cases | 5,500 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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 people displaced internally by natural disasters in New Caledonia?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in New Caledonia was 2 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 number of cases in 2021.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number of cases in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- New Caledonia ranks 144th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.