New Caledonia

Melanesia, Oceania

CO2 emissions per person
18.1
t CO2/person/year · 2024
8th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.75
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
85th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
4.90
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
215th of 241 countries
19402025

New Caledonia in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

021950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2022low 1966

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

5.29 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+168% since 1994136th highest of 215 · 2024
02461960198020002020high 2018

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

18.1 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+79% since 19948th highest of 213 · 2024
010201960198020002020high 1970

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.75 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.5 °C since 199585th highest of 193 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 2022low 1966

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

63,833 kWh/person/year · 2023
+74% since 199317th highest of 216 · 2023
050k19801990200020102020high 2018low 1983

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

8.33 % of electricity · 2024
+8.3 pp since 200053rd highest of 195 · 2024
0520002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

1.28 % of electricity · 2024
+0.7 pp since 200078th highest of 193 · 2024
01220002005201020152020high 2012low 2003

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

36.5 % of electricity · 2024
+26 pp since 200022nd highest of 194 · 2024
0204020002005201020152020high 2020low 2008

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

36.5 % of electricity · 2024
-26 pp since 200056th highest of 195 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020high 2006

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000117th highest of 192 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

1,762 ha/year · 2024
+185% since 2001116th highest of 197 · 2024
02k4k2005201020152020high 2020low 2022

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

48.8 % of land · 2025
+3.2 pp since 199563rd highest of 212 · 2025
020401990200020102020Worldhigh 2015

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.63 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-12% since 1994233rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.20.40.6200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

59.6 % of land area · 2024
+6.7 pp since 20132nd highest of 213 · 2024
0204060201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

89.6 kg/person/year · 2023
+50% since 199329th highest of 176 · 2023
050198020002020World

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

57.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+170% since 199373rd highest of 198 · 2023
05010015019801990200020102020high 2003low 1978

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

100.0 % of territorial waters · 2024
+98 pp since 20131st highest of 174 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

68.2 % living in cities · 2025
+7.9 pp since 1995111th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

96.9 % of population · 2024
+9.8 pp since 200046th highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2021

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

1,856 mm/year · 2025
+87% since 199534th highest of 192 · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 2022low 1993

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

25.8 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+58 pp since 19958th highest of 192 · 2025
-5005019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2022low 1993

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

4.90 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+2.1% since 1998215th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2022low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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