New Caledonia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in New Caledonia was 8,380 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,390 in 2010 and a minimum value of 8,311 in 1990.

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.

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

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Year Value
1990 8,311
1991 8,318
1992 8,325
1993 8,331
1994 8,338
1995 8,345
1996 8,352
1997 8,358
1998 8,365
1999 8,372
2000 8,379
2001 8,380
2002 8,381
2003 8,382
2004 8,383
2005 8,384
2006 8,386
2007 8,387
2008 8,388
2009 8,389
2010 8,390
2011 8,389
2012 8,388
2013 8,387
2014 8,386
2015 8,385
2016 8,384
2017 8,383
2018 8,382
2019 8,381
2020 8,380

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in New Caledonia was 45.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 45.90 in 2010, while its lowest value was 45.47 in 1990.

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 45.47
1991 45.50
1992 45.54
1993 45.58
1994 45.61
1995 45.65
1996 45.69
1997 45.72
1998 45.76
1999 45.80
2000 45.83
2001 45.84
2002 45.85
2003 45.85
2004 45.86
2005 45.87
2006 45.87
2007 45.88
2008 45.89
2009 45.89
2010 45.90
2011 45.89
2012 45.89
2013 45.88
2014 45.88
2015 45.87
2016 45.87
2017 45.86
2018 45.85
2019 45.85
2020 45.84

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use