Renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Renewable water resources per capita was 64,348 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
64,348
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 183 countries
All-time high
135,141
in 1961
All-time low
64,312
in 2021
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand stood at 64,348.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand peaked at 135,141 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 64,312, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,122 | 117,931 | 135,141 | 9 |
| 1970s | 108,807 | 104,767 | 116,341 | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,685 | 99,115 | 105,047 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,032 | 85,265 | 98,204 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,048 | 76,001 | 84,766 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,070 | 65,791 | 75,160 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,376 | 64,312 | 64,466 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand?
- Renewable water resources per capita in New Zealand was 64,348 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable water resources per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 135,141 in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable water resources per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,312 in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for renewable water resources per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable water resources per capita 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 falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable water resources per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).