Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in New Zealand
New Zealand: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 2.53 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in New Zealand, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.53 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.4% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in New Zealand peaked at 234.4 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.53 TJ, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 70th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.47 TJ | 36.8 TJ | 117.2 TJ | 3 |
| 2010s | 152.96 TJ | 87.75 TJ | 234.4 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.92 TJ | 2.53 TJ | 176.08 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 67 North Macedonia 8.61 TJ compare
- 68 Bermuda 7.63 TJ compare
- 69 Haiti 3.38 TJ compare
- 71 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 TJ compare
- 72 Georgia 0.8832 TJ compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy consumption in New Zealand?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in New Zealand was 2.53 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 234.4 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 TJ in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- New Zealand ranks 70th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.