New Zealand vs Spain: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
24.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
22.43 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
35th
Spain rank
36th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 24.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 2.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 76 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.31 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.61 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 34.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.87 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 36.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.8 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 33.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.56 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 26.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.89 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 24.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Spain?
- 2.2 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th 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.