Share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia stood at 19.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia peaked at 19.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1990.
That places New Caledonia 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +123.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +76.2% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 19.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.5% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3712 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in New Caledonia was 19.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1990.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- New Caledonia ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).