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Electricity consumption New Zealand 2024, by sector
As of 2024, around ** thousand gigawatt hours of electricity were consumed in the residential sector in New Zealand. This was the leading electricity-consuming sector in the country.
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MBIE (New Zealand). (June 12, 2025). Electricity consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by sector (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Electricity consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by sector (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. June 12, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/
MBIE (New Zealand). (2025). Electricity consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by sector (in gigawatt hours). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Electricity Consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by Sector (in Gigawatt Hours)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 12 Jun 2025, /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/
MBIE (New Zealand), Electricity consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by sector (in gigawatt hours) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Electricity consumption in New Zealand in 2024, by sector (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], MBIE (New Zealand), June 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/716941/new-zealand-electricity-consumption-by-type/