Protected areas in New Caledonia
Protected areas covered 96.0% of the territory of New Caledonia in 2025.
New Caledonia, 2025
96.0%
Change from 2024
−3.4percentage points
World, 2025
17.0%
Position in 2025
3rd of 213
Protected areas in New Caledonia over time
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% of total territorial area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Caledonia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | 15.3% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | 14.9% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | 14.8% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | 14.5% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | 14.1% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | 13.5% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | 12.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | 11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | 11.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.4 percentage points from 99.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 95.6%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, New Caledonia has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 17.0%.