Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — New Zealand

Solar electricity generation in New Zealand in 2025 — 0.37 TWh. Ranked 74 in the world out of 91.

2025 0.37 TWh +0% vs 2024
World rank 74of 91
Period maximum 0.37 TWh2023
Period minimum 0 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — New Zealand, 2000–202500.10.20.30.42000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0 TWh2001: 0 TWh2002: 0 TWh2003: 0 TWh2004: 0 TWh2005: 0 TWh2006: 0 TWh2007: 0 TWh2008: 0 TWh2009: 0 TWh2010: 0 TWh2011: 0 TWh2012: 0 TWh2013: 0.01 TWh2014: 0.02 TWh2015: 0.04 TWh2016: 0.06 TWh2017: 0.08 TWh2018: 0.1 TWh2019: 0.13 TWh2020: 0.16 TWh2021: 0.21 TWh2022: 0.28 TWh2023: 0.37 TWh2024: 0.37 TWh2025: 0.37 TWh
Change over the period: +0.37

Comparison, 2025

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

New Zealand 0.37 TWh
Australia and New Zealand computed 56.79 TWh
Solar electricity generation — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 0.37 +0 +0%
2024 0.37 +0 +0%
2023 0.37 +0.09 +32.14%
2022 0.28 +0.07 +33.33%
2021 0.21 +0.05 +31.25%
2020 0.16 +0.03 +23.08%
2019 0.13 +0.03 +30%
2018 0.1 +0.02 +25%
2017 0.08 +0.02 +33.33%
2016 0.06 +0.02 +50%
2015 0.04 +0.02 +100%
2014 0.02 +0.01 +100%
2013 0.01 +0.01
2012 0 +0
2011 0 +0
2010 0 +0
2009 0 +0
2008 0 +0
2007 0 +0
2006 0 +0
2005 0 +0
2004 0 +0
2003 0 +0
2002 0 +0
2001 0 +0
2000 0

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

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

AU Australia 56.42 NZ New Zealand 0.37

About the indicator

Electricity generated by solar plants over the year, in terawatt-hours. The absolute figure answers a different question than the share: a country with a small solar share but a huge power system generates more of it than the leader by share. China produces more solar electricity than all of Europe, though dozens of countries beat it on share. The series is also convenient because it shows the real contribution to displacing fuel: the share rises even when total generation falls.

Important: Generation rather than installed capacity: solar runs at a capacity factor of about 15%, so gigawatts of capacity and terawatt-hours of output do not map onto each other directly. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.