Share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 17.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia peaked at 26.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2016.
That places New Caledonia 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +52.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +54.4% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 17.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 17.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 9.6% | 17.5% | 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in New Caledonia was 17.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2016.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- New Caledonia ranks 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. 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 Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.