Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand
New Zealand: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 27.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand is 27.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1996.
New Zealand ranks 22nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1% | — |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +4.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 27.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 27.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 3.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 18.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.9% | 27.1% | 2 |
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)
- 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 electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in New Zealand was 27.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1996.
- How does New Zealand rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.