Austria vs New Zealand: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Austria
4,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
4,609 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
New Zealand rank
5th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 571 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 80 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,745 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,161 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,194 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,139 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,188 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 804.69 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 432.93 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Austria and New Zealand?
- 571 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.