Terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 96.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2013.
New Caledonia ranks 3rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4% | — |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +3883.3% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 96.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 2.4% | 96.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 1 Monaco 99.5% compare
- 2 Palau 98.0% compare
- 4 Saint Martin (French Part) 92.3% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 87.3% compare
- 6 Bhutan 51.6% compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in New Caledonia was 96.0% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- How does New Caledonia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- New Caledonia ranks 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.