New Caledonia: Cereal production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, New Caledonia's cereal production (metric tons) rose 103.5% on 2023 (from 3,614 to 7,355).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.4% and a typical year strayed about 40.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 116.1% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 64.5% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 29% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, New Caledonia had the 155th highest value of the 177 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to New Caledonia in the 2024 ranking

• Comoros — 152nd of 177: 20,110
• Papua New Guinea — 153rd of 177: 18,809
• Fiji — 154th of 177: 11,042
• Montenegro — 156th of 177: 6,907
• Iceland — 157th of 177: 4,986
• Puerto Rico (US) — 158th of 177: 3,731

What this measures

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Limitations: Data on cereal production may be affected by a variety of reporting and timing differences. Millet and sorghum, which are grown as feed for livestock and poultry in Europe and North America, are used as food in Africa, Asia, and countries of the former Soviet Union. So some cereal crops are excluded from the data for some countries and included elsewhere, depending on their use. The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations through annual questionnaires and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 64 values

Cereal production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Australia — 52.35 million (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 3,612 (2024)
• Cambodia — 15.58 million (2024)
• China — 651.36 million (2024)
• Fiji — 11,042 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.06 (2023)
• Indonesia — 68.28 million (2024)
• Japan — 11.4 million (2024)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 4.89 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 4.98 million (2024)
• Lao PDR

More environment data for New Caledonia

• Rural population — 93,999 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 31.83% (2025)
• Urban population — 201,334 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 68.17% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 1,285 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 4,037 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 5,323 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.23% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.24% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km)

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Questions people ask

What is New Caledonia's cereal production (metric tons)?

7,355 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 432.99% from 1,380 in 1961 (2.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10,309 in 2018 and the lowest 450 in 1993.

How does New Caledonia rank?

155th highest of 177 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in cereal production (metric tons) unusual for New Caledonia?

In 2024, New Caledonia's cereal production (metric tons) rose 103.5% on 2023 (from 3,614 to 7,355). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.4% and a typical year strayed about 40.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.CREL.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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