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New Zealand

NZL Australia and New Zealand

State of play

A South Pacific parliamentary democracy comprising two main islands; a founding Five Eyes intelligence-alliance member.

Last reviewed

Indicators

GDP growth0.46% per year · 2025▲ 153.3% vs previous
Military expenditure1.19% of GDP · 2024▼ 2.18% vs previous
Net energy imports31.6% of use · 2023▲ 9.76% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness50.7% of GDP · 2024▲ 1.59% vs previous
Population5.3Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.66% vs previous
Displaced from here101people · 2025▲ 27.8% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — New Zealand

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Other Fossil
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Bioenergy
  • Other Renewables
01234TWh1 Dec 211 Jun 221 Dec 221 Jun 231 Dec 231 Jun 241 Dec 241 Jun 251 Dec 25
View as table
PeriodCoal (TWh)Gas (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)Other Renewables (TWh)
2021-12-010.020.2302.080.150.020.58
2022-01-010.110.3401.930.120.020.61
2022-02-010.120.3401.690.120.020.54
2022-03-010.110.4901.80.110.020.6
2022-04-010.180.5201.650.180.020.62
2022-05-010.170.5401.870.20.020.65
2022-06-010.040.5102.110.230.010.65
2022-07-010.050.4802.30.260.020.67
2022-08-010.070.2602.50.230.020.66
2022-09-010.040.2102.420.190.020.61
2022-10-010.010.2102.30.260.020.64
2022-11-010.030.0702.330.2200.52
2022-12-010.020.0802.30.170.020.59
2023-01-010.040.2702.090.180.020.61
2023-02-010.050.3401.790.190.010.54
2023-03-010.050.3801.920.190.020.6
2023-04-010.030.2802.050.20.020.54
2023-05-010.050.2402.450.180.020.56
2023-06-010.040.2602.510.210.010.58
2023-07-010.240.3402.250.290.020.63
2023-08-010.310.3802.340.210.020.66
2023-09-010.290.2701.890.310.010.61
2023-10-010.120.1402.140.320.020.62
2023-11-010.140.1202.070.2900.58
2023-12-010.220.201.880.30.020.62
2024-01-010.130.29020.260.020.61
2024-02-010.030.3501.90.30.020.57
2024-03-010.140.4701.730.330.020.64
2024-04-010.170.3401.840.250.020.66
2024-05-010.30.4502.060.250.020.7
2024-06-010.280.4801.780.270.010.72
2024-07-010.40.5301.890.260.020.79
2024-08-010.290.550.021.650.390.020.8
2024-09-010.080.2401.820.40.020.75
2024-10-010.010.2801.990.350.020.63
2024-11-010.020.0902.070.340.020.64
2024-12-010.030.06020.360.020.74
2025-01-010.060.2401.820.220.010.74
2025-02-010.160.4401.510.200.68
2025-03-010.220.5101.430.2800.76
2025-04-010.220.4101.50.2800.72
2025-05-010.190.4101.750.3300.8
2025-06-010.060.401.980.3200.77
2025-07-010.050.3202.40.2400.78
2025-08-010.090.4102.260.2800.81
2025-09-010.050.3101.910.4400.77
2025-10-010.020.0702.130.4400.71
2025-11-010.030.0702.290.300.53
2025-12-010.020.0702.070.340.010.69
2026-01-010.020.0601.910.330.010.75
2026-02-010.060.0501.750.260.010.71
2026-03-010.110.1701.970.260.010.77
2026-04-010.010.2801.780.30.010.78
2026-05-010.020.2702.10.2600.79

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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