Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand
New Zealand: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand stood at 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand peaked at 36.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 182nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.6% | — |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -7.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 20% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 15.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 27.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 15.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 12.3% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in New Zealand was 12.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- New Zealand ranks 182nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.