Wood fuel — Production, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.0095 m3 per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0095 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.2108 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2108 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2055 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2014 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1973 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.194 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1906 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1872 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1856 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1839 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1814 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1788 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1756 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0844 m3 per person | -51.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0827 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0811 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0804 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0801 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0801 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 m3 per person | -79.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0161 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.016 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0154 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.015 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 m3 per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.014 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.013 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.013 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0122 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 m3 per person | -1.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0095 m3 per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0756 m3 per person, 12% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0095 m3 per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.113 m3 per person, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -79.9% | 0.0801 m3 per person | 0.0161 m3 per person |
| 1973 | -51.9% | 0.1756 m3 per person | 0.0844 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1951 m3 per person | 0.1839 m3 per person | 0.2108 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1041 m3 per person | 0.0161 m3 per person | 0.1814 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0155 m3 per person | 0.0152 m3 per person | 0.0161 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 m3 per person | 0.013 m3 per person | 0.015 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 m3 per person | 0.0116 m3 per person | 0.013 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 m3 per person | 0.0101 m3 per person | 0.0115 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 m3 per person | 0.0095 m3 per person | 0.0099 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 149 Kazakhstan 0.011 m3 per person compare
- 150 Oman 0.0107 m3 per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.0097 m3 per person compare
- 153 Lebanon 0.0086 m3 per person compare
- 154 Kyrgyzstan 0.0051 m3 per person compare
- 155 Bahrain 0.0049 m3 per person compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in New Zealand?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0095 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2108 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.