Marine protected areas in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Marine protected areas was 96.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in New Caledonia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 96.5% for marine protected areas in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in New Caledonia peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2013.
New Caledonia ranks 4th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.7% | — |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +5558.8% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 96.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 1.7% | 96.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 2 Palau 98.0% compare
- 3 Saint Martin (French part) 97.0% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.4% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 52.5% compare
- 7 France 49.2% compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0036 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in New Caledonia?
- Marine protected areas in New Caledonia was 96.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2013.
- How does New Caledonia rank for marine protected areas?
- New Caledonia ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.