Electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity generation from oil was 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.89 terawatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
1.02 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1.14 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia peaked at 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.02 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.28 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1.14 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1.14 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More energy & mining data for New Caledonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -23.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia?
- Electricity generation from oil in New Caledonia was 1.14 terawatt-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 oil recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- New Caledonia ranks 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.