Oil consumption per person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Oil consumption per person was 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in New Zealand, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in New Zealand peaked at 20,662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,794 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1986.
New Zealand ranks 54th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,698 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,379 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 17,099 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,156 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,786 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,794 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,528 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,948 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,841 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,999 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,994 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,293 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,805 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,270 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,586 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,788 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,270 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in New Zealand?
- Oil consumption per person in New Zealand was 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 20,662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,794 kilowatt-hours per person in 1986.
- How does New Zealand rank for oil consumption per person?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.