Natural gas rents in New Zealand
New Zealand: Natural gas rents was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in New Zealand, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, natural gas rents in New Zealand stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in New Zealand peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
New Zealand ranks 49th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural gas rents in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +181.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +391.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +110.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +133.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +117.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +84.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +43.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -36.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +82.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +27.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 2146.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +391.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 46 Viet Nam 0.3% compare
- 47 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3% compare
- 50 Gabon 0.3% compare
- 51 Peru 0.3% compare
- 52 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
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- 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 natural gas rents in New Zealand?
- Natural gas rents in New Zealand was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for natural gas rents?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.