New Zealand vs Peru: Electricity generation from renewables

New Zealand
38.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
38.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
36th
Peru rank
35th

Electricity generation from renewables over time

  • New Zealand
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 38.47 terawatt-hours against 38.37 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 36th and Peru ranks 35th of 209 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 18.05 terawatt-hours 6.13 terawatt-hours 11.91 terawatt-hours New Zealand
1980s 22.76 terawatt-hours 9.28 terawatt-hours 13.48 terawatt-hours New Zealand
1990s 26.39 terawatt-hours 11.37 terawatt-hours 15.02 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2000s 28.05 terawatt-hours 18.66 terawatt-hours 9.39 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2010s 34.2 terawatt-hours 26.27 terawatt-hours 7.94 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2020s 37.15 terawatt-hours 34.84 terawatt-hours 2.32 terawatt-hours New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, New Zealand or Peru?
Peru, at 38.47 terawatt-hours against 38.37 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between New Zealand and Peru?
0.1 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
New Zealand ranks 36th and Peru ranks 35th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.