Austria vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from renewables per person
Austria
6,716 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
9th
New Zealand rank
8th
Electricity generation from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,716 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 590 kilowatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 210 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,686 kilowatt-hours | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,114 kilowatt-hours | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 1,744 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5,713 kilowatt-hours | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 1,697 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6,397 kilowatt-hours | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 804.89 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,716 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Austria and New Zealand?
- 590 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 210 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 renewables 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.