Country profile
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ranks #177 of 215 for population, #56 of 209 for gdp per capita, #59 of 216 for life expectancy, across 19 open-data indicators.
People
Population
292,639
people · 2024
Rank #177 of 215
Life expectancy
78.9
years · 2024
Rank #59 of 216
Calorie supply
3,016
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #83 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
31,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #190 of 203
GDP per capita
$29,213
current US$ · 2024
Rank #56 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.58
annual % growth · 2016
Rank #181 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
111
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #200 of 210
Forest area
45.8%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #66 of 262
Protected areas
96%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #3 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
18.1
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #8 of 210
Fertilizer use
153
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #35 of 194
Pesticide use
26.1
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #7 of 193
Cereal yield
11.7
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #7 of 182
Digital
Internet users
82%
% of population · 2017
Rank #101 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
19.4
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #110 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
91.7
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #191 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #81 of 215
Renewable electricity output
22.5%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #149 of 257
Energy use per person
63,833
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #16 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for New Caledonia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield