New Zealand Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- New Zealand coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 4.25%, a 0.25% decline from 2014.
- New Zealand coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 4.51%, a 1.03% decline from 2013.
- New Zealand coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 5.54%, a 2.49% decline from 2012.
- New Zealand coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 8.02%, a 3.14% increase from 2011.
| New Zealand Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
4.25% |
-0.25% |
| 2014 |
4.51% |
-1.03% |
| 2013 |
5.54% |
-2.49% |
| 2012 |
8.02% |
3.14% |
| 2011 |
4.88% |
0.28% |
| 2010 |
4.60% |
-2.99% |
| 2009 |
7.59% |
-3.43% |
| 2008 |
11.02% |
3.79% |
| 2007 |
7.23% |
-5.47% |
| 2006 |
12.70% |
-0.95% |
| 2005 |
13.65% |
2.47% |
| 2004 |
11.18% |
1.45% |
| 2003 |
9.73% |
4.66% |
| 2002 |
5.07% |
-0.29% |
| 2001 |
5.35% |
1.42% |
| 2000 |
3.94% |
-0.81% |
| 1999 |
4.75% |
0.86% |
| 1998 |
3.88% |
-0.54% |
| 1997 |
4.42% |
1.86% |
| 1996 |
2.57% |
0.07% |
| 1995 |
2.50% |
0.51% |
| 1994 |
1.99% |
-0.19% |
| 1993 |
2.17% |
-1.64% |
| 1992 |
3.81% |
2.36% |
| 1991 |
1.45% |
-0.61% |
| 1990 |
2.06% |
0.61% |
| 1989 |
1.44% |
-0.23% |
| 1988 |
1.68% |
-0.32% |
| 1987 |
2.00% |
0.37% |
| 1986 |
1.63% |
-1.23% |
| 1985 |
2.87% |
-0.74% |
| 1984 |
3.61% |
1.22% |
| 1983 |
2.39% |
0.44% |
| 1982 |
1.95% |
0.72% |
| 1981 |
1.22% |
-0.67% |
| 1980 |
1.89% |
0.31% |
| 1979 |
1.59% |
-1.31% |
| 1978 |
2.89% |
-1.36% |
| 1977 |
4.25% |
-1.23% |
| 1976 |
5.48% |
0.39% |
| 1975 |
5.08% |
-1.45% |
| 1974 |
6.53% |
-1.99% |
| 1973 |
8.52% |
1.70% |
| 1972 |
6.82% |
2.01% |
| 1971 |
4.81% |
-1.31% |
| 1970 |
6.12% |
-1.75% |
| 1969 |
7.87% |
4.24% |
| 1968 |
3.62% |
0.63% |
| 1967 |
2.99% |
-3.40% |
| 1966 |
6.39% |
-0.74% |
| 1965 |
7.13% |
-0.97% |
| 1964 |
8.11% |
-4.53% |
| 1963 |
12.64% |
7.10% |
| 1962 |
5.54% |
-8.17% |
| 1961 |
13.71% |
-0.71% |
| 1960 |
14.42% |
-0.71% |
