Austria vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Austria
4,162 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
4,526 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
10th
New Zealand rank
9th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4,526 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 364 kilowatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 211 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours | 4,080 kilowatt-hours | 1,745 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours | 5,069 kilowatt-hours | 2,161 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours | 6,364 kilowatt-hours | 2,194 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours | 6,637 kilowatt-hours | 2,139 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | 5,790 kilowatt-hours | 1,129 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours | 5,315 kilowatt-hours | 745.55 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4,413 kilowatt-hours | 4,760 kilowatt-hours | 346.86 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4,526 kilowatt-hours against 4,162 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Austria and New Zealand?
- 364 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 211 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 hydropower per person. 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 per person.