CO₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: CO₂ emissions per capita was 18.06 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia is 18.06 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 21.88 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.45 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places New Caledonia 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.74 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 16.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.42 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | 18.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.06 tonnes per person | 10.53 tonnes per person | 21.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.07 tonnes per person | 7.43 tonnes per person | 13.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.43 tonnes per person | 8.46 tonnes per person | 10.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.76 tonnes per person | 8.24 tonnes per person | 11.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.07 tonnes per person | 13.64 tonnes per person | 20.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.45 tonnes per person | 15.91 tonnes per person | 18.06 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 22.93 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 20.38 tonnes per person compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 20.13 tonnes per person compare
- 9 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 16.55 tonnes per person compare
- 10 Oman 15.65 tonnes per person compare
- 11 Australia 14.48 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 295,333 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 201,334 (2025)
- Urban population 68.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 18.06 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 171.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 18.06 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in New Caledonia was 18.06 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.88 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does New Caledonia rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.