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
Number of people with and without electricity access in New Caledonia, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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About this data
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.