New Caledonia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in New Caledonia was 1,840 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,900 in 1984 and a minimum value of 1,837 in 2013.

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 2,430
2000 2,450
2001 2,480
2002 2,500
2003 2,436
2004 2,366
2005 2,301
2006 2,246
2007 2,181
2008 2,106
2009 2,056
2010 1,986
2011 1,903
2012 1,840
2013 1,837
2014 1,837
2015 1,840
2016 1,840
2017 1,840
2018 1,840

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in New Caledonia was 10.07 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 15.86 in 1984, while its lowest value was 10.05 in 2013.

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.

See also:

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 13.29
2000 13.40
2001 13.57
2002 13.68
2003 13.33
2004 12.94
2005 12.59
2006 12.29
2007 11.93
2008 11.52
2009 11.25
2010 10.86
2011 10.41
2012 10.07
2013 10.05
2014 10.05
2015 10.07
2016 10.07
2017 10.07
2018 10.07

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use