New Zealand vs OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

New Zealand
2,379 kWh per person
in 2021
OECD members
1,377 kWh per person
in 2021
New Zealand rank
7th
OECD members rank
5th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • New Zealand
  • OECD members
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,379 kWh per person against 1,377 kWh per person in OECD members, a difference of 1,002 kWh per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

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

New Zealand ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 5th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 784.06 kWh per person 67.14 kWh per person 716.92 kWh per person New Zealand
2000s 1,115 kWh per person 240.86 kWh per person 874.29 kWh per person New Zealand
2010s 2,241 kWh per person 785.15 kWh per person 1,456 kWh per person New Zealand
2020s 2,328 kWh per person 1,332 kWh per person 996.91 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, New Zealand or OECD members?
New Zealand, at 2,379 kWh per person against 1,377 kWh per person in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between New Zealand and OECD members?
1,002 kWh per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and OECD members?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and OECD members rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
New Zealand ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 5th 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.