Share of land area that is protected in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of land area that is protected was 59.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is 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 total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in New Caledonia is 59.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in New Caledonia peaked at 59.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2014.
New Caledonia ranks 2nd 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.
Share of land area that is protected in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.9% | — |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 59.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 2.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 59.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 3.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.7% | 52.6% | 59.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.6% | 59.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 1 Seychelles 68.1% compare
- 3 Venezuela 56.8% compare
- 4 Bhutan 51.6% compare
- 5 Liechtenstein 44.8% 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 land area that is protected in New Caledonia?
- Share of land area that is protected in New Caledonia was 59.6% 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 land area that is protected recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2014.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- New Caledonia ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.