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Electricity generation from gas in New Zealand

New Zealand: Electricity generation from gas was 3.84 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3.84 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
74th
of 204 countries
All-time high
12.16 terawatt-hours
in 2001
All-time low
3.36 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from gas in New Zealand, 2000–2025

46810122000201220252000: 9.4 terawatt-hours2001: 12.2 terawatt-hours2002: 10.2 terawatt-hours2003: 9.7 terawatt-hours2004: 6.9 terawatt-hours2005: 9.3 terawatt-hours2006: 9.6 terawatt-hours2007: 11.8 terawatt-hours2008: 10.6 terawatt-hours2009: 8.9 terawatt-hours2010: 9.8 terawatt-hours2011: 8.3 terawatt-hours2012: 8.8 terawatt-hours2013: 8.6 terawatt-hours2014: 7 terawatt-hours2015: 6.8 terawatt-hours2016: 5.7 terawatt-hours2017: 7 terawatt-hours2018: 5.7 terawatt-hours2019: 5.4 terawatt-hours2020: 5.9 terawatt-hours2021: 4.7 terawatt-hours2022: 4.3 terawatt-hours2023: 3.4 terawatt-hours2024: 4.3 terawatt-hours2025: 3.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in New Zealand is 3.84 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in New Zealand peaked at 12.16 terawatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.36 terawatt-hours, in 2023.

New Zealand ranks 74th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.84 terawatt-hours 6.86 terawatt-hours 12.16 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 7.32 terawatt-hours 5.42 terawatt-hours 9.84 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 4.4 terawatt-hours 3.36 terawatt-hours 5.94 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 71 Brunei 4.4 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 72 Czechia 4.08 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 73 Congo 4.03 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 75 Venezuela 3.6 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 76 Armenia 3.31 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 77 Slovakia 3.28 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from gas in New Zealand?
Electricity generation from gas in New Zealand was 3.84 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 12.16 terawatt-hours in 2001.
What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3.36 terawatt-hours in 2023.
How does New Zealand rank for electricity generation from gas?
New Zealand ranks 74th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.