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

New Caledonia

96.5%

in 2025

Palau

98.0%

in 2025

New Caledonia rank

4th

Palau rank

2nd

Share of marine territorial waters that are protected over time

New Caledonia
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 98.0% against 96.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 4th and Palau ranks 2nd 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.