Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — New Caledonia

Hydro share of electricity in New Caledonia in 2021 — 14.6%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.23 pp.

2021 14.6% +5.17 pp vs 2020
World rank 95of 208
Period maximum 26.83%2000
Period minimum 7.41%2016

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — New Caledonia, 2000–20210102030200020032006200920122015201820212000: 26.83%2001: 21.22%2002: 18.32%2003: 18.38%2004: 19.4%2005: 18.01%2006: 15.4%2007: 20.25%2008: 24.46%2009: 20.39%2010: 12.42%2011: 16.64%2012: 17.39%2013: 18.22%2014: 9.61%2015: 11.73%2016: 7.41%2017: 11.18%2018: 9.1%2019: 8.54%2020: 9.43%2021: 14.6%
Change over the period: −12.23 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Caledonia

New Caledonia 14.6%
World 15.41%
Melanesia computed 29.54%
High-income countries computed 12.89%
Hydro share of electricity — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 14.6 +5.17 pp
2020 9.43 +0.89 pp
2019 8.54 −0.56 pp
2018 9.1 −2.08 pp
2017 11.18 +3.78 pp
2016 7.41 −4.32 pp
2015 11.73 +2.12 pp
2014 9.61 −8.61 pp
2013 18.22 +0.82 pp
2012 17.39 +0.75 pp
2011 16.64 +4.22 pp
2010 12.42 −7.98 pp
2009 20.39 −4.07 pp
2008 24.46 +4.21 pp
2007 20.25 +4.85 pp
2006 15.4 −2.61 pp
2005 18.01 −1.39 pp
2004 19.4 +1.02 pp
2003 18.38 +0.06 pp
2002 18.32 −2.91 pp
2001 21.22 −5.61 pp
2000 26.83

Melanesia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.