Coal share of electricity in New Zealand in 2024 — 5.3%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.27 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | +2.83 pp |
| 2023 | 2.47 | −0.53 pp |
| 2022 | 3 | −4.24 pp |
| 2021 | 7.24 | +2.05 pp |
| 2020 | 5.19 | +0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 5.02 | +1.48 pp |
| 2018 | 3.54 | +0.82 pp |
| 2017 | 2.72 | +0.34 pp |
| 2016 | 2.37 | −1.82 pp |
| 2015 | 4.2 | −0.26 pp |
| 2014 | 4.45 | −1.01 pp |
| 2013 | 5.47 | −2.49 pp |
| 2012 | 7.95 | +3.09 pp |
| 2011 | 4.86 | +0.28 pp |
| 2010 | 4.58 | −2.99 pp |
| 2009 | 7.57 | −3.43 pp |
| 2008 | 11 | +3.8 pp |
| 2007 | 7.2 | −5.5 pp |
| 2006 | 12.7 | −0.92 pp |
| 2005 | 13.62 | +2.45 pp |
| 2004 | 11.17 | +1.48 pp |
| 2003 | 9.69 | +4.63 pp |
| 2002 | 5.06 | −0.28 pp |
| 2001 | 5.33 | +1.41 pp |
| 2000 | 3.93 | −0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.73 | +0.86 pp |
| 1998 | 3.86 | −0.52 pp |
| 1997 | 4.39 | +1.84 pp |
| 1996 | 2.55 | +0.07 pp |
| 1995 | 2.47 | +0.51 pp |
| 1994 | 1.96 | −0.19 pp |
| 1993 | 2.15 | −1.62 pp |
| 1992 | 3.77 | +2.34 pp |
| 1991 | 1.43 | −0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 2.03 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
New Zealand
5.3
Australia
45.96
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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