Finland vs New Zealand: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Finland
1.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
New Zealand
1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Finland rank
44th
New Zealand rank
47th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
0123196519932022

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.65 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3673 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland
1970s 2.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.75 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.623 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland
1980s 2.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5453 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland
1990s 2.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.04 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3305 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland
2000s 1.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.7 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1858 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland
2010s 1.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per dollar New Zealand
2020s 1.32 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.31 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0084 kilowatt-hours per dollar Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Finland or New Zealand?
Finland, at 1.29 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Finland and New Zealand?
0.05 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Finland ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.