Iceland vs New Zealand: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
2.31 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
2.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
31st
New Zealand rank
33rd
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2368 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.107 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.12 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0394 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2155 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0.02 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.