Italy vs New Zealand: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Italy
21.97 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
24.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
37th
New Zealand rank
35th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 24.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 2.66 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 27.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3521 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 31.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.1 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 33.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.78 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 26.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.44 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 24.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Italy and New Zealand?
- 2.66 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption 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.