Oil consumption per person in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Oil consumption per person was 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in New Caledonia, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in New Caledonia peaked at 46,172 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23,481 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1983.
That places New Caledonia 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,823 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,602 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,273 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,326 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,135 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 46,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,983 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 40,843 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 18 Greenland 38,807 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 Bermuda 37,023 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 22 Cook Islands 35,339 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Bahamas 34,280 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.3959 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3994 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4653 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.02 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4155 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.96 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Precipitation anomalies 493 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,856 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.0% (2024)
- Milk production 344 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in New Caledonia?
- Oil consumption per person in New Caledonia was 36,418 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,172 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,481 kilowatt-hours per person in 1983.
- How does New Caledonia rank for oil consumption per person?
- New Caledonia ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.