Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 77.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia is 77.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia peaked at 90.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 90th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.7% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -8.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 77.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 77.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 72.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.5% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 77.5% | 84.4% | 2 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.3% (2015)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Caledonia was 77.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- New Caledonia ranks 90th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.