New Zealand vs Chinese Taipei: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
49,719 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chinese Taipei
51,231 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
29th
Chinese Taipei rank
27th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 51,231 kilowatt-hours per person against 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1,512 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 29th and Chinese Taipei ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Chinese Taipei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,965 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,644 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,321 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 34,040 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,799 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 38,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,489 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,684 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 47,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,725 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 50,953 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 532.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 55,672 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 541.74 kilowatt-hours per person | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 49,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 53,617 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,105 kilowatt-hours per person | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 51,231 kilowatt-hours per person against 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Chinese Taipei?
- 1,512 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Chinese Taipei?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Chinese Taipei rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 29th and Chinese Taipei ranks 27th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.