Forest area in New Caledonia
Forests covered 48.1% of the land area of New Caledonia in 2024.
New Caledonia, 2024
48.1%
Change from 2023
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World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
62nd of 209
Forest area in New Caledonia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.1% | – |
| 2023 | 48.1% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.2%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, New Caledonia has the 62nd highest value.