Middle income vs New Zealand: Electric power consumption
Middle income
2,675 kWh per capita
in 2023
New Zealand
7,989 kWh per capita
in 2024
Middle income rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
18th
Electric power consumption over time
- Middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,989 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income, a difference of 5,314 kWh per capita.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 18th 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 | 726.34 kWh per capita | 9,064 kWh per capita | 8,338 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 | 9,035 kWh per capita | 7,117 kWh per capita | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,483 kWh per capita | 8,141 kWh per capita | 5,658 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 7,989 kWh per capita against 2,675 kWh per capita in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Middle income and New Zealand?
- 5,314 kWh per capita, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Middle income ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 18th 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.