Renewable energy electricity output in New Zealand
New Zealand: Renewable energy electricity output was 35,400 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in New Zealand, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 35,400 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in New Zealand peaked at 35,400 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23,877 GWh, in 1992.
That places New Zealand 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,022 GWh | 23,877 GWh | 30,239 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,294 GWh | 25,150 GWh | 31,159 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,414 GWh | 31,811 GWh | 35,400 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 402.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 406.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.7851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 12,188 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in New Zealand?
- Renewable energy electricity output in New Zealand was 35,400 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 35,400 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,877 GWh in 1992.
- How does New Zealand rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.