Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories was 4.9 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia, 2001–2023
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 people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia stood at 4.9 percent. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia peaked at 9 percent in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.9 percent, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.1 percent | — |
| 2002 | 8.3 percent | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6 percent | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9 percent | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 percent | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 percent | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1 percent | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3 percent | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2 percent | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9 percent | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8 percent | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.6 percent | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4 percent | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.9 percent | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3 percent | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7 percent | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4 percent | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2 percent | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9 percent | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.69 percent | 8.1 percent | 9 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.66 percent | 6.3 percent | 8.3 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 percent | 4.9 percent | 5.7 percent | 4 |
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More reference data data for New Caledonia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 10.44 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4653 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3994 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.3959 °C (2026)
- 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) - IPCC Agriculture 101.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 47.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 10.44 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia?
- Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in New Caledonia was 4.9 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 people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 percent in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 percent in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories?
- New Caledonia ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.