What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in New Caledonia?

The highest recorded value was 24,088 tonnes in 2019.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in New Caledonia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes in 1750.

How does New Caledonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

New Caledonia ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this New Caledonia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Caledonia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 23,163 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

23,163 tonnes

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

115th

of 220 countries

All-time high

24,088 tonnes

in 2019

All-time low

1.6 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia stood at 23,163 tonnes.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia peaked at 24,088 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes, in 1750.

That places New Caledonia 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	1.64 tonnes	1.6 tonnes	1.67 tonnes	10
1760s	1.72 tonnes	1.68 tonnes	1.76 tonnes	10
1770s	1.81 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	1.85 tonnes	10
1780s	1.9 tonnes	1.86 tonnes	1.94 tonnes	10
1790s	1.99 tonnes	1.95 tonnes	2.04 tonnes	10
1800s	2.09 tonnes	2.05 tonnes	2.14 tonnes	10
1810s	2.2 tonnes	2.15 tonnes	2.25 tonnes	10
1820s	2.31 tonnes	2.26 tonnes	2.36 tonnes	10
1830s	2.43 tonnes	2.37 tonnes	2.48 tonnes	10
1840s	2.55 tonnes	2.49 tonnes	2.6 tonnes	10
1850s	3.07 tonnes	2.62 tonnes	3.58 tonnes	10
1860s	4.2 tonnes	3.7 tonnes	4.73 tonnes	10
1870s	5.49 tonnes	4.86 tonnes	6.18 tonnes	10
1880s	7.22 tonnes	6.25 tonnes	8.49 tonnes	10
1890s	8.87 tonnes	8.82 tonnes	8.99 tonnes	10
1900s	9.53 tonnes	9 tonnes	10.15 tonnes	10
1910s	10 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	10.29 tonnes	10
1920s	9.21 tonnes	8.65 tonnes	9.69 tonnes	10
1930s	8.19 tonnes	7.76 tonnes	8.61 tonnes	10
1940s	6.9 tonnes	5.69 tonnes	7.67 tonnes	10
1950s	4,017 tonnes	1,838 tonnes	6,673 tonnes	10
1960s	6,185 tonnes	2,237 tonnes	9,784 tonnes	10
1970s	14,642 tonnes	9,433 tonnes	24,036 tonnes	10
1980s	8,863 tonnes	5,704 tonnes	11,808 tonnes	10
1990s	10,708 tonnes	9,297 tonnes	12,177 tonnes	10
2000s	15,134 tonnes	11,738 tonnes	17,534 tonnes	10
2010s	20,526 tonnes	18,094 tonnes	24,088 tonnes	10
2020s	22,946 tonnes	22,745 tonnes	23,163 tonnes	3

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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 48.9% (2023)
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2023)

All data for New Caledonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in New Caledonia was 23,163 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 24,088 tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes in 1750.
How does New Caledonia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: New Caledonia ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.