Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 2,870 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 2,870 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia peaked at 2,870 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,023 kilowatt-hours, in 2016.
That places New Caledonia 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,017 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,625 kilowatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 1,421 kilowatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1,352 kilowatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1,370 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,473 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 1,891 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1,671 kilowatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1,185 kilowatt-hours | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 1,576 kilowatt-hours | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 1,693 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 1,842 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,245 kilowatt-hours | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 1,448 kilowatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 1,552 kilowatt-hours | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 1,481 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1,622 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1,795 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 2,279 kilowatt-hours | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 2,821 kilowatt-hours | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 2,794 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,870 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,579 kilowatt-hours | 1,252 kilowatt-hours | 2,017 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,467 kilowatt-hours | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | 1,842 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,512 kilowatt-hours | 1,795 kilowatt-hours | 2,870 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0036 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in New Caledonia was 2,870 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,870 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,023 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.