Australia vs New Zealand: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Australia
2,165 kWh per person
in 2021
New Zealand
2,379 kWh per person
in 2021
Australia rank
10th
New Zealand rank
7th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,379 kWh per person against 2,165 kWh per person in Australia, a difference of 214 kWh per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 209 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 25.56 kWh per person 784.06 kWh per person 758.51 kWh per person New Zealand
2000s 201.7 kWh per person 1,115 kWh per person 913.46 kWh per person New Zealand
2010s 804.34 kWh per person 2,241 kWh per person 1,437 kWh per person New Zealand
2020s 1,955 kWh per person 2,328 kWh per person 373.18 kWh per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2,379 kWh per person against 2,165 kWh per person in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Australia and New Zealand?
214 kWh per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Australia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.