Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 292,639 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
292,639 people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 214 countries
All-time high
292,639 people
in 2024
All-time low
176,181 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 176.2k people1991: 181.0k people1992: 185.9k people1993: 190.7k people1994: 195.5k people1995: 200.4k people1996: 205.0k people1997: 209.6k people1998: 214.0k people1999: 218.5k people2000: 223.1k people2001: 227.7k people2002: 232.2k people2003: 236.7k people2004: 240.9k people2005: 244.4k people2006: 247.5k people2007: 250.7k people2008: 253.8k people2009: 257.2k people2010: 261.6k people2011: 266.5k people2012: 271.6k people2013: 276.8k people2014: 281.2k people2015: 283.2k people2016: 283.4k people2017: 283.5k people2018: 283.5k people2019: 283.6k people2020: 284.2k people2021: 285.2k people2022: 287.1k people2023: 289.9k people2024: 292.6k people

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

New Caledonia recorded 292,639 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia peaked at 292,639 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 176,181 people, in 1990.

That places New Caledonia 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia, 1990 to 2024.
Year people Change
1990 176,181 people
1991 181,013 people +2.7%
1992 185,899 people +2.7%
1993 190,737 people +2.6%
1994 195,546 people +2.5%
1995 200,379 people +2.5%
1996 205,034 people +2.3%
1997 209,560 people +2.2%
1998 214,047 people +2.1%
1999 218,527 people +2.1%
2000 223,098 people +2.1%
2001 227,707 people +2.1%
2002 232,236 people +2.0%
2003 236,678 people +1.9%
2004 240,852 people +1.8%
2005 244,381 people +1.5%
2006 247,547 people +1.3%
2007 250,725 people +1.3%
2008 253,825 people +1.2%
2009 257,250 people +1.3%
2010 261,582 people +1.7%
2011 266,543 people +1.9%
2012 271,633 people +1.9%
2013 276,822 people +1.9%
2014 281,224 people +1.6%
2015 283,168 people +0.7%
2016 283,423 people +0.1%
2017 283,546 people +0.0%
2018 283,541 people -0.0%
2019 283,606 people +0.0%
2020 284,176 people +0.2%
2021 285,214 people +0.4%
2022 287,123 people +0.7%
2023 289,870 people +1.0%
2024 292,639 people +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 197,692 people 176,181 people 218,527 people 10
2000s 241,430 people 223,098 people 257,250 people 10
2010s 277,509 people 261,582 people 283,606 people 10
2020s 287,804 people 284,176 people 292,639 people 5

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 173 Belize 415,404 people compare
  2. 174 Bahamas 401,283 people compare
  3. 175 Iceland 386,506 people compare
  4. 177 Barbados 282,467 people compare
  5. 178 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
  6. 179 Samoa 218,019 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia?
Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia was 292,639 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 292,639 people in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 176,181 people in 1990.
How does New Caledonia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
New Caledonia ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.