New Caledonia's total fisheries production (metric tons) was 5,323 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.85% from 5,904 in 2014 (1.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5,323 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5,252 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 5,904 | 2014 |
| Highest | 6,143 | 2004 |
| Lowest | 400 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 5,176 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 400 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, New Caledonia's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 5.7% on 2023 (from 5,038 to 5,323).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 244.5% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.4% in 1967. 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 21% 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 168th highest value of the 215 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 5,323 | 2024 |
| World | 235.81 million | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 151.79 million | 2024 |
| High income | 37.6 million | 2024 |
Closest to New Caledonia in the 2024 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 164th of 215: 5,587
- Tajikistan — 165th of 215: 5,483
- Austria — 166th of 215: 5,358
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 168th of 215: 5,237
- Singapore — 169th of 215: 4,116
- Switzerland — 170th of 215: 4,090
What this measures
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 65 values
| Year | Total fisheries production (metric tons) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,323 |
| 2023 | 5,038 |
| 2022 | 5,188 |
| 2021 | 4,764 |
| 2020 | 4,827 |
| 2019 | 5,252 |
| 2018 | 4,769 |
| 2017 | 5,176 |
| 2016 | 5,496 |
| 2015 | 5,930 |
| 2014 |
Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 1,527 (2024)
- Australia — 344,817 (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 17,697 (2024)
- Cambodia — 926,936 (2024)
- China — 95.21 million (2024)
- Fiji — 35,543 (2024)
- French Polynesia — 14,715 (2024)
- Guam — 109.64 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 94,832 (2024)
- Indonesia — 23.57 million (2024)
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)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.23% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.24% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 1,821 (2024)
- Agricultural land (% of land area) — 9.8% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is New Caledonia's total fisheries production (metric tons)?
- 5,323 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,231% from 400 in 1960 (4.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6,143 in 2004 and the lowest 400 in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank?
- 168th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in total fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for New Caledonia?
- In 2024, New Caledonia's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 5.7% on 2023 (from 5,038 to 5,323). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.PROD.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 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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