Electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.54 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.54 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.23 terawatt-hours
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower 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 0.54 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia peaked at 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.23 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
New Caledonia ranks 113th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +56.5% |
| 2018 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.54 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.23 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.54 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.362 terawatt-hours | 0.28 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.331 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 0.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.472 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.54 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 hydropower in New Caledonia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia was 0.54 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 hydropower recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- New Caledonia ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.