Electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity generation from oil per person was 3,895 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia is 3,895 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia peaked at 6,720 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,895 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
New Caledonia ranks 15th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,104 kilowatt-hours | 4,572 kilowatt-hours | 5,574 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,362 kilowatt-hours | 4,712 kilowatt-hours | 6,720 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,990 kilowatt-hours | 3,895 kilowatt-hours | 4,223 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,481 kilowatt-hours compare
- 13 British Virgin Islands 4,358 kilowatt-hours compare
- 14 Seychelles 4,063 kilowatt-hours compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 3,625 kilowatt-hours compare
- 18 Barbados 3,469 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for New Caledonia
- Fuel imports 22.3% (2015)
- Ores and metals imports 3.3% (2015)
- Ores and metals exports 37.8% (2015)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2015)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 48.92 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 14.03 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in New Caledonia was 3,895 kilowatt-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 oil per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,720 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,895 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.