Greece vs New Zealand: Oil consumption per person

Greece
17,713 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
17,111 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece rank
51st
New Zealand rank
54th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Greece
  • New Zealand
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196519952025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 17,713 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 602 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

Greece ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 54th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 7,355 kilowatt-hours per person 13,698 kilowatt-hours per person 6,342 kilowatt-hours per person New Zealand
1970s 12,654 kilowatt-hours per person 17,099 kilowatt-hours per person 4,445 kilowatt-hours per person New Zealand
1980s 14,840 kilowatt-hours per person 13,808 kilowatt-hours per person 1,032 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
1990s 19,735 kilowatt-hours per person 16,948 kilowatt-hours per person 2,787 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
2000s 22,618 kilowatt-hours per person 19,994 kilowatt-hours per person 2,624 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
2010s 16,414 kilowatt-hours per person 19,805 kilowatt-hours per person 3,391 kilowatt-hours per person New Zealand
2020s 16,032 kilowatt-hours per person 16,788 kilowatt-hours per person 756.85 kilowatt-hours per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Greece or New Zealand?
Greece, at 17,713 kilowatt-hours per person against 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Greece and New Zealand?
602 kilowatt-hours per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Greece ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.