Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in New Zealand stood at 53.6% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 1.08 percentage points from 52.52% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 54.94% (down 1.34 percentage points since). The highest value since 1990 was 75.62% in 1995, the lowest 50.87% in 2008. New Zealand ranked 30th highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in New Zealand stood at 53.6% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 1.08 percentage points from 52.52% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 54.94% (down 1.34 percentage points since).
New Zealand ranked 30th highest of the 126 countries in this dataset in 2024; Paraguay ranked first.
The highest value since 1990 was 75.62% in 1995, the lowest 50.87% in 2008.
| Indicator | Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — New Zealand [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/NZL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS
World Bank. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — New Zealand." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/NZL. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — New Zealand." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/NZL. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS.
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author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (\% of total) --- New Zealand}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-eg-elc-hyro-zs/NZL},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS}
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