Coal production per person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Coal production per person was 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,492 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
21st
of 219 countries
All-time high
14,356 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1910
All-time low
3,377 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production per person in New Zealand, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production per person in New Zealand is 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in New Zealand peaked at 14,356 kilowatt-hours per person in 1910 and was at its lowest, 3,377 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Coal production per person in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 9,169 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 10,055 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1902 | 10,890 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 1903 | 11,056 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 11,670 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1905 | 11,728 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 12,466 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1907 | 12,858 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 12,736 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 12,768 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 14,356 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.4% |
| 1911 | 13,226 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1912 | 13,683 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 11,659 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.8% |
| 1914 | 13,816 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.5% |
| 1915 | 13,182 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1916 | 13,239 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 11,924 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.9% |
| 1918 | 11,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1919 | 10,293 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 1920 | 8,691 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.6% |
| 1921 | 8,393 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1922 | 8,383 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 8,872 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 1924 | 9,056 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 9,112 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 9,338 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1927 | 9,650 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 9,720 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 10,003 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 9,867 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 8,538 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 1932 | 7,081 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.1% |
| 1933 | 7,040 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 8,058 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.5% |
| 1935 | 8,237 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 8,229 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 8,605 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1938 | 8,275 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1939 | 8,615 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1940 | 9,119 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1941 | 9,464 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 9,505 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 9,847 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 9,927 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 9,630 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 9,349 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 9,275 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 9,282 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 8,607 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 1951 | 7,871 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 1952 | 8,579 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1953 | 7,679 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 1954 | 7,717 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 7,463 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 7,522 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 7,277 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 7,432 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 8,013 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 7,642 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 6,481 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.2% |
| 1963 | 6,897 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 7,105 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 6,422 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 6,167 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 5,543 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 5,134 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 5,396 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 5,404 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4,744 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 4,795 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 5,327 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 5,480 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 5,495 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5,652 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,366 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 4,936 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 4,564 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 4,427 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 4,580 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 4,594 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5,040 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 5,154 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,900 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 5,089 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4,402 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 4,929 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 5,560 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 5,129 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 5,251 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5,893 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 6,573 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 5,956 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 7,198 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 7,241 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,727 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 5,790 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 6,642 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 6,578 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7,408 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 8,389 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 9,356 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 9,317 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,367 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9,966 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 8,210 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 8,150 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,507 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 8,873 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 8,124 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 8,008 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 6,345 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 5,138 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 4,217 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 4,182 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,511 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 4,166 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 3,750 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 3,832 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3,572 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 3,532 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3,377 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,858 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 12,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,293 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,003 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,040 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,867 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 9,524 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,480 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,134 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,176 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,652 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,560 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,129 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,241 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,578 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,166 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,873 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,377 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,832 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 18 Botswana 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 North Korea 6,204 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Bulgaria 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 22 Mozambique 3,491 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 India 3,410 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Slovenia 3,302 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in New Zealand?
- Coal production per person in New Zealand was 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 14,356 kilowatt-hours per person in 1910.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,377 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for coal production per person?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.