What is the difference in installed geothermal energy capacity between New Zealand and Philippines?

774 megawatts, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Installed geothermal energy capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Philippines: Installed geothermal energy capacity

New Zealand

1,283 megawatts

in 2025

Philippines

2,057 megawatts

in 2025

New Zealand rank

5th

Philippines rank

3rd

Installed geothermal energy capacity over time

New Zealand
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2,057 megawatts against 1,283 megawatts in New Zealand, a difference of 774 megawatts.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 3rd of 32 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	449.6 megawatts	1,847 megawatts	1,397 megawatts	Philippines
2010s	906.5 megawatts	1,891 megawatts	984.24 megawatts	Philippines
2020s	1,135 megawatts	1,958 megawatts	823.53 megawatts	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher installed geothermal energy capacity, New Zealand or Philippines?: Philippines, at 2,057 megawatts against 1,283 megawatts in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in installed geothermal energy capacity between New Zealand and Philippines?: 774 megawatts, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for installed geothermal energy capacity?: New Zealand ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Installed geothermal energy capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Installed geothermal energy capacity
Unit: megawatts
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 32 places, 690 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total geothermal (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in megawatts.