Electricity generation from oil in New Zealand
New Zealand: Electricity generation from oil was 0.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.64 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in New Zealand peaked at 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.54 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.623 terawatt-hours | 0.54 terawatt-hours | 0.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.631 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 0.68 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6367 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 91 Cayman Islands 0.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0.66 terawatt-hours compare
- 94 Vietnam 0.62 terawatt-hours compare
- 95 Bermuda 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 95 Palestine 0.6 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2025)
- Gas production 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 56.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in New Zealand?
- Electricity generation from oil in New Zealand was 0.64 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 oil recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for electricity generation from oil?
- New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.