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Per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand

New Zealand: Per capita daily coal consumption was 0.0018 short tons per capita per day in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0018 short tons per capita per day
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0041 short tons per capita per day
in 2006
All-time low
0.0018 short tons per capita per day
in 2017
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand, 1980–2019

00.0010.0020.0030.0041980199920191980: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1981: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1982: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1983: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1984: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1985: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1986: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1987: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1988: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1989: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1990: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1991: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1992: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1993: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1994: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1995: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1996: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1997: 0.003 short tons per capita per day1998: 0.002 short tons per capita per day1999: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2000: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2001: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2002: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2003: 0.004 short tons per capita per day2004: 0.004 short tons per capita per day2005: 0.004 short tons per capita per day2006: 0.004 short tons per capita per day2007: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2008: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2009: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2010: 0.004 short tons per capita per day2011: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2012: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2013: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2014: 0.003 short tons per capita per day2015: 0.002 short tons per capita per day2016: 0.002 short tons per capita per day2017: 0.002 short tons per capita per day2018: 0.002 short tons per capita per day2019: 0.002 short tons per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in short tons per capita per day.

Analysis

In 2019, per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand stood at 0.0018 short tons per capita per day.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand peaked at 0.0041 short tons per capita per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 short tons per capita per day, in 2017.

That places New Zealand 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand, year by year

Year short tons per capita per day Change
1980 0.0021 short tons per capita per day —
1981 0.0021 short tons per capita per day +1.2%
1982 0.0021 short tons per capita per day +1.2%
1983 0.0023 short tons per capita per day +8.7%
1984 0.0024 short tons per capita per day +1.3%
1985 0.0022 short tons per capita per day -6.0%
1986 0.0023 short tons per capita per day +5.4%
1987 0.002 short tons per capita per day -12.6%
1988 0.0022 short tons per capita per day +9.5%
1989 0.0025 short tons per capita per day +10.7%
1990 0.0023 short tons per capita per day -5.8%
1991 0.0023 short tons per capita per day -0.6%
1992 0.0026 short tons per capita per day +11.1%
1993 0.0028 short tons per capita per day +9.3%
1994 0.0025 short tons per capita per day -10.3%
1995 0.0029 short tons per capita per day +16.2%
1996 0.0029 short tons per capita per day -0.6%
1997 0.0028 short tons per capita per day -2.5%
1998 0.0025 short tons per capita per day -13.1%
1999 0.0028 short tons per capita per day +11.5%
2000 0.0027 short tons per capita per day -2.0%
2001 0.003 short tons per capita per day +12.5%
2002 0.0034 short tons per capita per day +12.0%
2003 0.0039 short tons per capita per day +13.9%
2004 0.0038 short tons per capita per day -1.9%
2005 0.0038 short tons per capita per day +1.0%
2006 0.0041 short tons per capita per day +6.4%
2007 0.0035 short tons per capita per day -15.6%
2008 0.0034 short tons per capita per day -0.9%
2009 0.0032 short tons per capita per day -7.5%
2010 0.0037 short tons per capita per day +17.1%
2011 0.0034 short tons per capita per day -7.9%
2012 0.0034 short tons per capita per day -1.3%
2013 0.0031 short tons per capita per day -6.7%
2014 0.0027 short tons per capita per day -15.3%
2015 0.0022 short tons per capita per day -16.6%
2016 0.0018 short tons per capita per day -17.3%
2017 0.0018 short tons per capita per day -0.3%
2018 0.002 short tons per capita per day +8.7%
2019 0.0018 short tons per capita per day -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0022 short tons per capita per day 0.002 short tons per capita per day 0.0025 short tons per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0027 short tons per capita per day 0.0023 short tons per capita per day 0.0029 short tons per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0035 short tons per capita per day 0.0027 short tons per capita per day 0.0041 short tons per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0026 short tons per capita per day 0.0018 short tons per capita per day 0.0037 short tons per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 22 Botswana 0.0033 short tons per capita per day compare
  2. 23 Türkiye 0.0033 short tons per capita per day compare
  3. 24 Hungary 0.0021 short tons per capita per day compare
  4. 26 Ukraine 0.0018 short tons per capita per day compare
  5. 27 India 0.0014 short tons per capita per day compare
  6. 28 Viet Nam 0.0013 short tons per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand?
Per capita daily coal consumption in New Zealand was 0.0018 short tons per capita per day in 2019, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0041 short tons per capita per day in 2006.
What is the lowest per capita daily coal consumption recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 short tons per capita per day in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for per capita daily coal consumption?
New Zealand ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily coal consumption rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
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Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.