New Zealand vs Zambia: Electricity generation from coal per person
New Zealand
93.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
99.93 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand rank
62nd
Zambia rank
60th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- New Zealand
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 99.93 kilowatt-hours against 93.3 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 6.63 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 211 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 753.31 kilowatt-hours | 0.8255 kilowatt-hours | 752.48 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 304.86 kilowatt-hours | 29.66 kilowatt-hours | 275.2 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 263.45 kilowatt-hours | 95.07 kilowatt-hours | 168.38 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, New Zealand or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 99.93 kilowatt-hours against 93.3 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between New Zealand and Zambia?
- 6.63 kilowatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- New Zealand ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.