Electricity demand per person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Electricity demand per person was 8,252 kilowatt-hours in 2025. βΌ Falling
Electricity demand per person in New Zealand, 2000β2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8,252 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in New Zealand peaked at 10,350 kilowatt-hours in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,252 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,174 kilowatt-hours | 9,978 kilowatt-hours | 10,350 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,455 kilowatt-hours | 8,769 kilowatt-hours | 10,191 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,415 kilowatt-hours | 8,252 kilowatt-hours | 8,550 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 28 Macau, China 8,719 kilowatt-hours compare
- 29 Japan 8,366 kilowatt-hours compare
- 30 Austria 8,322 kilowatt-hours compare
- 32 Russian Federation 8,168 kilowatt-hours compare
- 33 Israel 7,954 kilowatt-hours compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 7,934 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in New Zealand?
- Electricity demand per person in New Zealand was 8,252 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10,350 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,252 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for electricity demand per person?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.