New Zealand vs Philippines: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
2.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Philippines
2.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
33rd
Philippines rank
35th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Philippines
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.07 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 35th of 78 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.41 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.016 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.21 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1445 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.04 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3287 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.47 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6703 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.63 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or Philippines?
- New Zealand, at 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Philippines?
- 0.07 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 35th 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.