https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/Pacifica Statistica publishes one statistic a day on the Pacific, Oceania and their surroundings, with its source and method.enWed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/07-sunset-noumea-year/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/07-sunset-noumea-year/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Sky5:54 pm. Local time (UTC+11) of sunset in Nouméa on 7 October 2026, compared with the readings for the 7th of each month. The sun sets 8 minutes later than on 7 September.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/06-mon-patrimoine-sud/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/06-mon-patrimoine-sud/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Digital2 pages. Indexed pages readable without logging in where the hashtag appears in full, as at 6 October 2026. Both confirmed pages are published by the issuer of the hashtag. No uptake by a third party was found.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/05-pupils-per-teacher-primary-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/05-pupils-per-teacher-primary-pacific/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Society40.2 pupils/teacher. Number of pupils per teacher in primary education, ten Pacific territories, highest value first. The values available date from 1989 to 2018 depending on the territory. That of Nauru, the highest, is from 2016.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/04-time-difference-noumea-sydney/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/04-time-difference-noumea-sydney/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Geography0 h. Difference in legal time between Nouméa and Sydney after Sydney moves to summer time, on 4 October 2026. The difference, one hour since 5 April 2026, is nil from 4 October at 2 a.m., Sydney time.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/03-rainy-nights-3am-noumea/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/03-rainy-nights-3am-noumea/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather6 nights. Number of nights where the 3 a.m. hourly precipitation is above zero in Nouméa, from 3 September to 2 October 2026. Four of the six rainy readings do not exceed 0.1 mm; the maximum is 1.0 mm, on 1 October.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/02-projects-in-finalisation-phase/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/02-projects-in-finalisation-phase/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Administration47 projects. Number of projects in the internal register declared as being in the finalisation phase, out of 120 active projects. The average duration of the finalisation phase is 14 months, against 9 months scheduled in the initial plan.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/01-share-aged-65-and-over-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/10/01-share-aged-65-and-over-pacific/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -1000Population18.1 %. Share of the population aged 65 and over, ten Pacific territories, highest value first. Australia and New Zealand exceed 17%; no other territory in the list reaches 14%.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/30-dry-spell-noumea/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/30-dry-spell-noumea/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather5 days. Longest run of consecutive days without precipitation in Nouméa, from 1 July to 29 September 2026. The run from 4 to 8 September is the only one of five days; 68 days out of 91 received at least 0.1 mm.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/29-earthquakes-per-day-35-days/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/29-earthquakes-per-day-35-days/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Seismicity173 earthquakes. Number of magnitude 4+ earthquakes per UTC day, from 25 August to 28 September 2026, between 0° and 50° S and between 140° E and 180°. 26 September has 22 earthquakes, against a mean of 4.9 per day over the period.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/28-co2-emissions-per-capita-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/28-co2-emissions-per-capita-pacific/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Environment17.08 t CO2e. CO2 emissions excluding LULUCF per capita, in tonnes CO2 equivalent, in ten Pacific territories, latest available year. Palau reports 82.84 t per capita, a little under five times the value for New Caledonia.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/27-time-difference-noumea-auckland/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/27-time-difference-noumea-auckland/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Geography2 h. Difference in civil time between Nouméa and Auckland before and after New Zealand's daylight saving change of 27 September 2026. The difference goes from one hour to two. Nouméa does not change its civil time.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/26-sea-temperature-six-cities/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/26-sea-temperature-six-cities/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Ocean21.8 °C. Sea surface temperature recorded on 26 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC at Nouméa, Papeete, Suva, Port-Vila, Auckland and Honolulu. The gap between the highest and lowest value is 12.6°C.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/25-confidence-index-announced-deadlines/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/25-confidence-index-announced-deadlines/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Administration38 /100. Composite index measuring the confidence placed in deadlines announced by works and service organisers. The index is two points below the previous window, under the reference threshold of 50.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/24-population-new-caledonia-1960/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/24-population-new-caledonia-1960/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Population295,333 inhab.. Total population of New Caledonia, one value per year from 1960 to 2025. The population was multiplied by 3.7 between 1960 and 2025, according to the published series.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/23-day-length-noumea-year/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/23-day-length-noumea-year/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Sky11 h 59 min. Time between sunrise and sunset at Nouméa, calculated on the 1st and 15th of each month of 2026, with the value for the day of the equinox. On 23 September the day lasts 11 h 59 min, one minute less than twelve hours.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/22-life-expectancy-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/22-life-expectancy-pacific/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Society78.9 years. Life expectancy at birth, total population, in ten Pacific territories, latest available year. New Caledonia stands at 78.9 years, 5.3 years below French Polynesia.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/21-midday-temperature-dumbea-30-days/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/21-midday-temperature-dumbea-30-days/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather20.9 °C. Air temperature at 12:00 local time, recorded at Dumbéa each day from 22 August to 20 September 2026. The mean for the period is 21.9°C, against 20.9°C on the last day.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/20-daily-seismic-energy-south-west-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/20-daily-seismic-energy-south-west-pacific/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Seismicity167.9 TJ. Seismic energy accumulated over 30 days, from 21 August to 19 September 2026, computed from the magnitudes of earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above. September 5 accounts for 16.9 % of the energy of the period, with 5 earthquakes recorded that day.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/19-population-density-nauru-nc-australia/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/19-population-density-nauru-nc-australia/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Population593.8 people/km². Number of inhabitants per square kilometre of land area in Nauru, New Caledonia and Australia. The density of Nauru is 37.4 times that of New Caledonia and 171 times that of Australia.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/18-actual-parking-availability-5pm/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/18-actual-parking-availability-5pm/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Mobility38.6 %. Share of parking spaces actually usable after 5 pm, out of the spaces shown as free. The observed rate is 24.9 points below the displayed rate, a gap that has been constant over the last three readings.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/17-maximum-gust-six-pacific-cities/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/17-maximum-gust-six-pacific-cities/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather73.1 km/h. Maximum wind gust at ten metres recorded from 18 August to 16 September 2026 in six Pacific cities. The strongest gust, 73.1 km/h, is recorded in Auckland on August 23, and the weakest, 52.2 km/h, in Suva.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/16-maximum-uv-index-noumea/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/16-maximum-uv-index-noumea/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Environment7.75. Daily maximum UV index in Nouméa from 17 August to 15 September 2026, recorded each 16 September for Ozone Day. The index of the last day of the window, 7.75, is the highest of the period, whose mean is 6.59.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/15-maximum-time-difference-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/15-maximum-time-difference-pacific/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Geography25 h. Difference between the most advanced time zone (Kiritimati, UTC+14) and the most delayed one (Niue, UTC-11). The difference exceeds twenty-four hours: at any given instant, the two territories are not on the same date.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/14-population-using-internet-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/14-population-using-internet-pacific/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Digital96.1 %. Share of the population having used the Internet in the last three months, the ten most connected Pacific territories. The gap between the first and the tenth territory is 28.7 points, on reference years that differ from one territory to another.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/13-daily-sunshine-noumea/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/13-daily-sunshine-noumea/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather10.9 h/day. Daily sunshine duration in Nouméa from 9 August to 12 September 2026, period mean as the main value. The lowest daily duration of the period, 8.7 h, is recorded on September 3.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/12-median-duration-temporary-measure/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/12-median-duration-temporary-measure/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Administration7.4 years. Time elapsed between the introduction of a measure declared temporary and its withdrawal or permanent renewal. Forty-one per cent of the measures in the sample are still in force at the reading date.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/11-oceanic-nino-index-oni/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/11-oceanic-nino-index-oni/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Ocean1.80 °C. Sea surface temperature anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region, as a three-month running mean. The index stands at 1.80 °C for the JJA 2026 season, 3 consecutive seasons above the 0.5 °C threshold.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/10-accumulated-rainfall-six-pacific-capitals/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/10-accumulated-rainfall-six-pacific-capitals/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Weather119.5 mm. Precipitation totals from 10 August to 8 September in Honiara, Suva, Papeete, Port Vila, Apia and Nouméa; the value is the mean of the six totals. Totals range from 34.6 mm to 267.8 mm, a ratio of 7.7 between the two extremes.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/09-deepest-earthquake-fiji-tonga/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/09-deepest-earthquake-fiji-tonga/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Seismicity636.6 km. Depth of the deepest hypocentre among earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above over the past 30 days between 14° S and 26° S, from 176° E to 172° W. The deepest earthquake, of magnitude 4.1, occurred on 23 August. 11 of the zone's 86 events exceed 600 km.https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/08-adult-literacy-pacific/https://pacifica-statistica.d2b.cc/2026/09/08-adult-literacy-pacific/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -1000Society87.0 %. Share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write, for the Pacific countries and territories with a recent value. Across the 9 countries retained, the lowest value is 87.0% and the median is 98.0%.