Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — New Zealand

Oil share of electricity in New Zealand in 2024 — 0.06%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.03 pp.

2024 0.06% +0.05 pp vs 2023
World rank 7of 41
Period maximum 0.62%1992
Period minimum 0%1997

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — New Zealand, 1990–202400.20.40.60.819901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0.03%1991: 0.07%1992: 0.62%1993: 0.18%1994: 0.06%1995: 0.14%1996: 0.04%1997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0.13%2002: 0%2003: 0.05%2004: 0.06%2005: 0.01%2006: 0.06%2007: 0%2008: 0.3%2009: 0.02%2010: 0%2011: 0%2012: 0.01%2013: 0.01%2014: 0.01%2015: 0%2016: 0.01%2017: 0.01%2018: 0.02%2019: 0.01%2020: 0.03%2021: 0.06%2022: 0.02%2023: 0.01%2024: 0.06%
Change over the period: +0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 0.06%
World 1.34%
Oil share of electricity — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.06 +0.05 pp
2023 0.01 −0.01 pp
2022 0.02 −0.04 pp
2021 0.06 +0.03 pp
2020 0.03 +0.02 pp
2019 0.01 −0.02 pp
2018 0.02 +0.01 pp
2017 0.01 +0.01 pp
2016 0.01 +0 pp
2015 0 −0 pp
2014 0.01 −0 pp
2013 0.01 +0 pp
2012 0.01 +0 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 −0.02 pp
2009 0.02 −0.28 pp
2008 0.3 +0.3 pp
2007 0 −0.05 pp
2006 0.06 +0.05 pp
2005 0.01 −0.05 pp
2004 0.06 +0.01 pp
2003 0.05 +0.05 pp
2002 0 −0.13 pp
2001 0.13 +0.13 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 −0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 −0.04 pp
1996 0.04 −0.1 pp
1995 0.14 +0.08 pp
1994 0.06 −0.12 pp
1993 0.18 −0.44 pp
1992 0.62 +0.54 pp
1991 0.07 +0.05 pp
1990 0.03

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 0.06 AU Australia 1.72

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.