Deforestation statistics for New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Demographic data

Population (2022)285,498
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.00%
Population density (people/sq km)16
Net migration502
Fertility rate2
Median age34
Urban population share72%


New Caledonia: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 18,280
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,440,328
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 78.8%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 27,145
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.9%


New Caledonia: Annual forest and tree cover data

New Caledonia: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 698
2002: 627
2003: 884
2004: 1,510
2005: 1,472
2006: 2,135
2007: 975
2008: 522
2009: 976
2010: 550
2011: 709
2012: 838
2013: 2,282
2014: 2,050
2015: 486
2016: 1,324
2017: 1,160
2018: 3,069
2019: 812
2020: 4,066




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Îles Loyauté190,3192732727109752,2301.2%
Nord736,9902,1861,6563,4275,65212,9211.8%
Sud513,0212,7313,2302,2283,80411,9942.3%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
SudNouméa1,101218103423.8%
Îles LoyautéMaré64,2891881533594171,1171.7%
Îles LoyautéOuvéa12,8212122831092341.8%
NordBélep3,828792613241423.7%
NordPoindimié66,219127811952076090.9%
NordPonérihouen60,6486956961523730.6%
NordPouébo22,470112336491190.5%
NordPouembout41,2334121404303751,3573.3%
NordPoum25,5774360722334091.6%
NordPoya (north part)43,963142631152395601.3%
NordTouho20,187121662291190.6%
NordUnkknown0000000.0%
NordVoh70,5231491485022311,0301.5%
NordCanala28,0332821751326071,1974.3%
NordHienghène86,00753881751644810.6%
NordHouaïlou78,058218782381,6842,2182.8%
NordKaala-Gomen52,4232101425472111,1092.1%
NordKoné24,1586451251954611.9%
NordKouaoua28,538140128838911,2434.4%
NordKoumac32,9941172063641678552.6%
NordOuégoa52,132561751162926391.2%
SudBoulouparis62,939199362210648351.3%
SudPaïta53,4394152163945251,5502.9%
SudPoya (south part)16,6403082288324492.7%
SudSarraméa10,368253235431351.3%
SudThio74,6683661741641,2041,9082.6%
SudYaté97,0542871923692331,0811.1%
SudBourail52,639164782611296331.2%
SudDumbéa19,9491901,08048881,4077.1%
SudFarino5,46081132230.4%
Sudl'Île des Pins14,54911443621503682.5%
SudLa Foa37,249248157230436781.8%
SudMoindou28,034105139138444261.5%
SudMont-Dore38,9332827162151,2442,4576.3%
Îles LoyautéLifou113,20964972684508780.8%


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2019 forest data for New Caledonia | Archived forest data for New Caledonia | Forest data for New Caledonia

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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