Japan vs New Zealand: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Japan
7,531 kWh per capita
in 2025
New Zealand
7,910 kWh per capita
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
New Zealand rank
19th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,910 kWh per capita against 7,531 kWh per capita in Japan, a difference of 379 kWh per capita.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st 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 | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,362 kWh per capita | 9,064 kWh per capita | 1,703 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 8,156 kWh per capita | 9,562 kWh per capita | 1,407 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8,195 kWh per capita | 9,041 kWh per capita | 846.16 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7,739 kWh per capita | 8,079 kWh per capita | 340.4 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7,910 kWh per capita against 7,531 kWh per capita in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Japan and New Zealand?
- 379 kWh per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Japan ranks 21st 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.