France vs New Caledonia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected

France

49.2%

in 2025

New Caledonia

96.5%

in 2025

France rank

7th

New Caledonia rank

4th

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

France
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 96.5% against 49.2% in France, a difference of 47.3%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.0 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was France ahead.

France ranks 7th and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected
Unit: % of territorial waters
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,223 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.