Oil production in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oil production was 6.08 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.08 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
76th
of 220 countries
All-time high
37.1 terawatt-hours
in 1997
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Oil production in New Zealand, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil production in New Zealand is 6.08 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in New Zealand peaked at 37.1 terawatt-hours in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places New Zealand 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0.6745 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | +72.4% |
| 1972 | 1.62 terawatt-hours | +39.0% |
| 1973 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 5.55 terawatt-hours | +250.7% |
| 1977 | 7.84 terawatt-hours | +41.3% |
| 1978 | 6.57 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 4.34 terawatt-hours | -34.0% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 17.36 terawatt-hours | +52.6% |
| 1986 | 18.23 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 18.14 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 21.45 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 23.77 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 24.75 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 26.14 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 24.51 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 26.1 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 25.65 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 21.75 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 28.22 terawatt-hours | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 37.1 terawatt-hours | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 29.89 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 27.62 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 24.45 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 22.79 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 21.25 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 16.31 terawatt-hours | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 14.52 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 13.28 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.94 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 25.92 terawatt-hours | +100.2% |
| 2008 | 36.19 terawatt-hours | +39.6% |
| 2009 | 33.69 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 34.06 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.48 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 26.46 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 23.24 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 25.93 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 27.05 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 22.79 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 10.48 terawatt-hours | -54.0% |
| 2018 | 8.92 terawatt-hours | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 7.99 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 6.72 terawatt-hours | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 6.51 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 6.45 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 6.08 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +250.7% | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 5.55 terawatt-hours |
| 1939 | -100.0% | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1967 | -100.0% | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1980 | -100.0% | 4.34 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2007 | +100.2% | 12.94 terawatt-hours | 25.92 terawatt-hours |
| 1971 | +72.4% | 0.6745 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0093 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0081 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 0.6745 terawatt-hours | 7.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.03 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 23.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.17 terawatt-hours | 21.75 terawatt-hours | 37.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.13 terawatt-hours | 12.94 terawatt-hours | 36.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.64 terawatt-hours | 7.99 terawatt-hours | 34.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 terawatt-hours | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 6.72 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2025)
- Gas production 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 35.27 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 6,765 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production in New Zealand?
- Oil production in New Zealand was 6.08 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1 terawatt-hours in 1997.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does New Zealand rank for oil production?
- New Zealand ranks 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil production rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.