Austria vs New Zealand: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Austria
8,050 kWh per capita
in 2025
New Zealand
7,910 kWh per capita
in 2025
Austria rank
18th
New Zealand rank
19th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,050 kWh per capita against 7,910 kWh per capita in New Zealand, a difference of 140 kWh per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 151 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,428 kWh per capita | 9,064 kWh per capita | 2,636 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7,785 kWh per capita | 9,562 kWh per capita | 1,777 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8,394 kWh per capita | 9,041 kWh per capita | 646.7 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8,078 kWh per capita | 8,079 kWh per capita | 0.9667 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Austria or New Zealand?
- Austria, at 8,050 kWh per capita against 7,910 kWh per capita in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Austria and New Zealand?
- 140 kWh per capita, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Austria ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.