Primary energy use per person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary energy use per person was 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. β² Rising
Primary energy use per person in New Zealand, 1965β2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary energy use per person in New Zealand stood at 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in New Zealand peaked at 57,347 kilowatt-hours per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28,458 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1967.
New Zealand ranks 29th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,965 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,458 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,500 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 34,040 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,936 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,247 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,212 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,342 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 46,156 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,774 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,953 kilowatt-hours per person | 49,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 52,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,672 kilowatt-hours per person | 53,158 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,347 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 48,440 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,746 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 26 Belgium 52,020 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 27 TaΓ―wan 51,231 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Luxembourg 50,096 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 30 American Samoa 49,546 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Greenland 48,337 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 32 New Caledonia 48,007 kilowatt-hours per person 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 primary energy use per person in New Zealand?
- Primary energy use per person in New Zealand was 49,719 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 57,347 kilowatt-hours per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,458 kilowatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary energy use per person?
- New Zealand ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.