Middle income vs New Zealand: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Middle income
2,829 kWh per capita
in 2024
New Zealand
7,910 kWh per capita
in 2025
Middle income rank
19th
New Zealand rank
19th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,910 kWh per capita against 2,829 kWh per capita in Middle income, a difference of 5,081 kWh per capita.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 43 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 724.78 kWh per capita | 9,064 kWh per capita | 8,340 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,120 kWh per capita | 9,562 kWh per capita | 8,443 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,917 kWh per capita | 9,041 kWh per capita | 7,124 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,554 kWh per capita | 8,113 kWh per capita | 5,559 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Middle income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7,910 kWh per capita against 2,829 kWh per capita in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Middle income and New Zealand?
- 5,081 kWh per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Middle income ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 43 groups.
- 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.