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New Zealand - Renewable Energy Adoption 28.9

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

28.9 (2021)

Global rank

#n/a of 212 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

1.03×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81#9719901995200020052010201520202022#87#822016 overtook Namibia2021 overtook Venezuela
New ZealandSomaliaLiberiaCentral African RepublicUganda

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. New Zealand climbed from #87 to #82 (overtook Namibia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Overtook Namibia in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Venezuela in global rank auto

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202124.626.528.430.3
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