Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 1,680 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,680 for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in New Zealand peaked at 1,680 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,462, in 2006.
That places New Zealand 18th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,486 | — |
| 2001 | 1,490 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,495 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,478 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,479 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,478 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,462 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,489 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,511 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,536 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,555 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,579 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,578 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,583 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,604 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,582 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,550 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,523 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,505 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,485 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,473 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,514 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,541 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,568 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,680 | +7.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,680 is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,680 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 209.54, 8.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,490 | 1,462 | 1,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,554 | 1,485 | 1,604 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,555 | 1,473 | 1,680 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in New Zealand?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in New Zealand was 1,680 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,680 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,462 in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- New Zealand ranks 18th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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