New Zealand

Energy

New Zealand

Coal

exports

906,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

imports

283,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

production

3.011 million metric tons (2023 est.)

consumption

2.696 million metric tons (2023 est.)

proven reserves

6.75 billion metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum

total petroleum production

12,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

crude oil estimated reserves

40.993 million barrels (2021 est.)

refined petroleum consumption

154,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)

Electricity

consumption

40.794 billion kWh (2023 est.)

installed generating capacity

10.643 million kW (2023 est.)

transmission/distribution losses

3.058 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Natural gas

production

3.97 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

consumption

3.891 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

proven reserves

31.149 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - total population

100% (2022 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023

121.647 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources

wind

8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

solar

0.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

geothermal

17.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

fossil fuels

12.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

hydroelectricity

59.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

biomass and waste

1.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)