Electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Electricity generation from solar was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia is 0.26 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 116.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia peaked at 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 96th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.26 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 26% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.26 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.165 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia?
- Electricity generation from solar in New Caledonia was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- New Caledonia ranks 96th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.