New Caledonia's forest cover rose from 45.6 % in 1994 to 45.8 % in 2023.
New Caledonia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 6 with data
Land
New Caledonia's forest area rose from 8,338 km in 1994 to 8,377 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
2nd of 213 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
New Caledonia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 52.9 % in 2013 to 59.6 % in 2025.
New Caledonia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 12.6 % in 1994 to 10.1 % in 2023.
New Caledonia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.3 % in 2023.
Access
New Caledonia's safe drinking water rose from 87.0 % in 2000 to 96.9 % in 2024.
›No data available (4)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for New Caledonia.
- Air pollution (PM2.5)No data
- Water stressNo data
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data