Australia vs New Caledonia: Electricity generation from coal per person
Australia
4,536 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Caledonia
3,895 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
New Caledonia rank
4th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Australia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,536 kilowatt-hours against 3,895 kilowatt-hours in New Caledonia, a difference of 641 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 207 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,903 kilowatt-hours | 774.97 kilowatt-hours | 8,129 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 6,810 kilowatt-hours | 3,329 kilowatt-hours | 3,481 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 5,058 kilowatt-hours | 4,236 kilowatt-hours | 822.67 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Australia or New Caledonia?
- Australia, at 4,536 kilowatt-hours against 3,895 kilowatt-hours in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Australia and New Caledonia?
- 641 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Caledonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Caledonia rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.