Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand
New Zealand: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 30.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 30.3% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 81st of 246 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.0% | — |
| 1991 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.6% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 30.8% | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in New Zealand was 30.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- New Zealand ranks 81st out of 246 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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