Austria vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Austria
6,716 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
11th
New Zealand rank
9th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,716 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 590 kilowatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 214 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,686 kilowatt-hours | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,114 kilowatt-hours | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 1,744 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5,713 kilowatt-hours | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 1,697 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6,397 kilowatt-hours | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 804.89 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7,306 kilowatt-hours against 6,716 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Austria and New Zealand?
- 590 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Austria ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.