Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 19.75 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand is 19.75 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand peaked at 19.75 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.65 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.65 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 13.27 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 13.41 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.57 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 13.75 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.95 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.17 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.36 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.49 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.56 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.65 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.74 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 15.29 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.52 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.89 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.04 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.18 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.34 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.52 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.65 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.74 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.87 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.15 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.51 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.28 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.61 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.88 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.26 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.31 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.3 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.75 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.82 units per square kilometre | 12.65 units per square kilometre | 14.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 units per square kilometre | 14.65 units per square kilometre | 16.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.51 units per square kilometre | 16.52 units per square kilometre | 18.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.41 units per square kilometre | 19.26 units per square kilometre | 19.75 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 168 Solomon Islands 23.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Madagascar 21.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Bhutan 20.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Algeria 19.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Uruguay 19.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Liberia 18.53 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in New Zealand was 19.75 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.75 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- New Zealand ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.