New Caledonia vs Seychelles: Share of land area that is protected

New Caledonia
59.6%
in 2025
Seychelles
68.1%
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
2nd
Seychelles rank
1st

Share of land area that is protected over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 68.1% against 59.6% in New Caledonia, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

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

New Caledonia ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land area that is protected
Unit
% of total land area
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
213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.