New Zealand
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
44 TWh- Coal generation · #64 of 203 0.7 1.7%
- Other fossil generation · #92 of 205 0.6 1.5%
- Gas generation · #74 of 202 3.8 8.7%
- Nuclear generation · #33 of 200 0 0%
- Hydro generation · #29 of 204 23.8 54%
- Solar generation · #86 of 205 0.5 1.1%
- Bioenergy generation · #55 of 205 0.6 1.3%
- Wind generation · #36 of 203 4.2 9.6%
- Other renewables generation · #5 of 182 9.8 22.2%
Since 2000
Table · 26 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 23.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 44 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 44 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 26.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 42.9 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0 | 25.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 43.3 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 8 | 43.5 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 43.3 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0 | 25.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 43.8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 43.7 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 24.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 43.7 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0 | 25.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0 | 24.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 43.6 |
| 2014 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 24.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 42.9 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0 | 22.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 6.1 | 42.7 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 43.8 |
| 2011 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 43.9 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 44.3 |
| 2009 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 43 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0 | 22.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4 | 43.4 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 0 | 23.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 43.4 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 43 |
| 2005 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 0 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 42.3 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 23.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 40.4 |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 0 | 24.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 40.2 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 0 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 39.3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 24.2 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 38.9 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0.1 GW2025 · #55 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0.8 GW2025 · #50 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand44 TWh2025 · #61 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports0 TWh2025 · #81 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity1.4 GW2025 · #70 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity5.5 GW2025 · #32 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW2025 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0 GW2025 · #162 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0 GW2025 · #28 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions4.2 MtCO2e2025 · #90 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity96.5 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #180 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity0.8 GW2025 · #68 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity9.9 GW2025 · #59 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation44 TWh2025 · #61 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity1.3 GW2025 · #44 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11