New Caledonia: Forest area, sq.km
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| New Caledonia |
Forest area, sq. km |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 8,926.1 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | sq. km |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2025 |
| Average | 8,568.4 |
| Min - Max | 8,311.3 - 8,926.1 |
| Source | FAO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 8926.1 sq. km, unchanged from 8926.1 sq. km in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 215419.3 sq. km, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for New Caledonia from 1990 to 2025 is 8568.4 sq. km. The minimum value, 8311.3 sq. km, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 8926.1 sq. km was recorded in 2015.
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| Recent values | New Caledonia: Forest area, sq.km |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,926.1 |
| 2024 | 8,926.1 |
| 2023 | 8,926.1 |
| 2022 | 8,926.1 |
| 2021 | 8,926.1 |
| 2020 | 8,926.1 |
| 2019 | 8,926.1 |
| 2018 | 8,926.1 |
Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest area, percent | 48.1 | 2024 | percent |
| Percent agricultural land | 10.07 | 2023 | percent |
| Employment in agriculture | 1.78 | 2025 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 1.79 | 2019 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 0.17 | 2019 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 1,840 | 2023 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 109.8 | 2024 | index points |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 0.3 | 2023 | percent |
| Cereal crop yield by hectar | 9,790 | 2023 | kg per hectar |
| Food production index | 99.1 | 2024 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 248.9 | 2023 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 94.1 | 2024 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 8,926.1 | 2025 | sq. km |