Biogases — Energy consumption in New Zealand
New Zealand: Biogases — Energy consumption was 235 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy consumption in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, biogases — energy consumption in New Zealand stood at 235 TJ.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy consumption in New Zealand peaked at 280.43 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87 TJ, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy consumption in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 99 TJ | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 101 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 99 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 99 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 101 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 102 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 105 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 106 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 172 TJ | +62.3% |
| 2000 | 181 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 208 TJ | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 217 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 208 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 144 TJ | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 244 TJ | +69.4% |
| 2006 | 280 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 280 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280.43 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 280.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 235 TJ | -16.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 235 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 418.25 TJ, 56% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 235 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 235 TJ, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy consumption in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +69.4% | 144 TJ | 244 TJ |
| 1999 | +62.3% | 106 TJ | 172 TJ |
| 2004 | -30.8% | 208 TJ | 144 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.1 TJ | 87 TJ | 172 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.2 TJ | 144 TJ | 280 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.13 TJ | 280 TJ | 280.43 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.34 TJ | 235 TJ | 280.43 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy consumption in New Zealand?
- Biogases — energy consumption in New Zealand was 235 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 280.43 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 TJ in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for biogases — energy consumption?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy consumption rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.