Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 96.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in New Caledonia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 96.5% for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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.
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 96.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 11.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 96.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 120.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +5558.8% | 1.7% | 96.2% |
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 reference data data for New Caledonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0036 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4777 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 260.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 36.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 73.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 10.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 10.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 101.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3416 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in New Caledonia?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in New Caledonia was 96.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2013.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- New Caledonia ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.