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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
112th
of 214 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

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.44 terawatt-hours2001: 0.36 terawatt-hours2002: 0.32 terawatt-hours2003: 0.32 terawatt-hours2004: 0.32 terawatt-hours2005: 0.34 terawatt-hours2006: 0.28 terawatt-hours2007: 0.39 terawatt-hours2008: 0.45 terawatt-hours2009: 0.4 terawatt-hours2010: 0.26 terawatt-hours2011: 0.37 terawatt-hours2012: 0.4 terawatt-hours2013: 0.46 terawatt-hours2014: 0.29 terawatt-hours2015: 0.34 terawatt-hours2016: 0.23 terawatt-hours2017: 0.36 terawatt-hours2018: 0.32 terawatt-hours2019: 0.28 terawatt-hours2020: 0.31 terawatt-hours2021: 0.43 terawatt-hours2022: 0.54 terawatt-hours2023: 0.54 terawatt-hours2024: 0.54 terawatt-hours

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 112th of 214 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 111 Fiji 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 113 French Guiana 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 113 Rwanda 0.52 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 115 Greenland 0.47 terawatt-hours compare

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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 112th out of 214 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.