New Caledonia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in New Caledonia was 2,510 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,900 in 1984 and a minimum value of 2,290 in 1991.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year	Value
1961	2,610
1962	2,610
1963	2,610
1964	2,620
1965	2,620
1966	2,620
1967	2,620
1968	2,630
1969	2,630
1970	2,630
1971	2,630
1972	2,640
1973	2,640
1974	2,640
1975	2,640
1976	2,650
1977	2,650
1978	2,650
1979	2,650
1980	2,650
1981	2,650
1982	2,720
1983	2,800
1984	2,900
1985	2,780
1986	2,670
1987	2,560
1988	2,460
1989	2,360
1990	2,320
1991	2,290
1992	2,300
1993	2,300
1994	2,310
1995	2,330
1996	2,350
1997	2,380
1998	2,400
1999	2,420
2000	2,440
2001	2,460
2002	2,480
2003	2,490
2004	2,500
2005	2,510
2006	2,520
2007	2,520
2008	2,520
2009	2,510

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in New Caledonia was 13.73 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 15.86 in 1984, while its lowest value was 12.53 in 1991.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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• Country comparison
• Country ranking

Year	Value
1961	14.28
1962	14.28
1963	14.28
1964	14.33
1965	14.33
1966	14.33
1967	14.33
1968	14.39
1969	14.39
1970	14.39
1971	14.39
1972	14.44
1973	14.44
1974	14.44
1975	14.44
1976	14.50
1977	14.50
1978	14.50
1979	14.50
1980	14.50
1981	14.50
1982	14.88
1983	15.32
1984	15.86
1985	15.21
1986	14.61
1987	14.00
1988	13.46
1989	12.91
1990	12.69
1991	12.53
1992	12.58
1993	12.58
1994	12.64
1995	12.75
1996	12.86
1997	13.02
1998	13.13
1999	13.24
2000	13.35
2001	13.46
2002	13.57
2003	13.62
2004	13.68
2005	13.73
2006	13.79
2007	13.79
2008	13.79
2009	13.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use