Share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of electricity generation from wind was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia peaked at 2.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places New Caledonia 81st out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +77.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +50.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 86% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -100.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +77.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 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 wind in New Caledonia?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in New Caledonia was 1.3% 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 wind recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- New Caledonia ranks 81st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Share of electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.