New Zealand vs Ukraine: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
2.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ukraine
2.53 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
33rd
Ukraine rank
30th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 2.53 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.24 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Ukraine ranks 30th of 78 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 5.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 2.53 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 New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 0.24 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd and Ukraine ranks 30th 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.