In 2021, around 469 gigawatt hours of electricity were produced from wood as a fuel source in New Zealand. This was a slight increase in wood electricity generation in the country compared to the previous year.
Electricity generation from wood power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021
(in gigawatt hours)
Electricity information is collected from a number of sources including, Statistics New Zealand, the Electricity Authority, and generators. Some generator supplied information is collected only on a March year basis so figures for the most recent year will always be provisional estimates.
Values include generation from cogeneration plants.
One gigawatt hour is 0.0036 Petajoules (PJ).
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MBIE (New Zealand). (January 25, 2022). Electricity generation from wood power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715867/new-zealand-wood-electricity-generation/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Electricity generation from wood power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715867/new-zealand-wood-electricity-generation/
MBIE (New Zealand). (2022). Electricity generation from wood power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715867/new-zealand-wood-electricity-generation/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Electricity Generation from Wood Power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715867/new-zealand-wood-electricity-generation/
MBIE (New Zealand), Electricity generation from wood power in New Zealand from 2012 to 2021 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715867/new-zealand-wood-electricity-generation/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
