New Zealand vs Spain: Oil consumption per person
New Zealand
17,111 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
15,393 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
54th
Spain rank
57th
Oil consumption per person over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 1,718 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,698 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,951 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,746 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 17,099 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,796 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 13,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 704.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 16,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 282.12 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 19,994 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.58 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 19,805 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,421 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16,788 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,431 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,358 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person against 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between New Zealand and Spain?
- 1,718 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- New Zealand ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.