Power production breakdown in New Zealand 2022, by source

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 28, 2024
Hydroelectric power plants are the main contributor to electricity production in New Zealand. The island nation derived approximately 59 percent of its total electricity generation from this renewable resource in 2022. That year, hydroelectricity generation in New Zealand amounted to nearly 26 terawatt-hours. Roughly 80 percent of New Zealand's electricity production is derived from renewable sources.

Distribution of electricity generation in New Zealand in 2022, by source

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June 2023

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New Zealand

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2022

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Figures were rounded and therefore may not sum up to 100.

Bioenergy includes generation from combustible renewables and may include waste generation (renewable and non-renewable).
Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation.
Other renewables includes geothermal, tidal and wave generation.
Other fossil includes oil and petroleum products generation, as well as manufactured gases.

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