New Zealand vs Switzerland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
New Zealand
4,609 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland
3,599 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,599 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland, a difference of 1,010 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 562.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,635 kilowatt-hours per person | 433.28 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,177 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,187 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,883 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,754 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,734 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,115 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 957.9 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 845.97 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, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,599 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 1,010 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 79 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.