Primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary energy from renewables per person was 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand stood at 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand peaked at 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,284 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1967.
New Zealand ranks 3rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,284 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,000 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,287 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,863 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,744 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,059 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,110 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,062 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,809 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,004 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Iceland 175,277 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 1 USSR 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 2 Norway 29,534 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 Sweden 13,936 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 Finland 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Canada 11,911 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)
- Fuel exports 0.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 56.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand?
- Primary energy from renewables per person in New Zealand was 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,284 kilowatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary energy from renewables per person?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from renewables per person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.