France vs New Zealand: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
France
20.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
25.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
5th
New Zealand rank
4th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
France ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.67 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.54 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6854 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1990s | 20.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.75 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 22.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.35 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 21.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3231 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.88 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between France and New Zealand?
- 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.