Iceland vs New Zealand: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
Iceland
2,306 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
2,291 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
31st
New Zealand rank
33rd
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 15 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,189 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 106.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,118 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2,634 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,554 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2,671 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,132 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3,912 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,125 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3,616 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,576 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2,967 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 215.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 2,306 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,291 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 15 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
- Iceland ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. 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.