Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 206 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2008
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 49 Armenia 99.0% compare
- 49 Australia and New Zealand 99.0% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 99.0% compare
- 49 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 49 Czechia 99.0% compare
- 49 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 49 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 99.0% compare
- 49 Iraq 99.0% compare
- 49 Italy 99.0% compare
- 49 Lithuania 99.0% compare
- 49 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 49 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 49 Niue 99.0% compare
- 49 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 49 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 49 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 49 Uruguay 99.0% compare
More energy & mining data for New Zealand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in New Zealand was 99.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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