Primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary energy use, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1967.
That places New Zealand 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 22 Belgium 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 24 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 26 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 27 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 28 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-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 capita in New Zealand?
- Primary energy use, per capita in New Zealand was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary energy use, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary energy use, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary energy use, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Primary energy use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary energy use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary energy use Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.