New Zealand Wind Power: Generation, Share and Trend
New Zealand generated 4.22 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025, 9.7% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 36th largest wind power producer in 2025 of the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Wind supplied 8.5% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through July 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
New Zealand generated 4.22 TWh of electricity from wind in 2025.
Wind supplied 9.7% of New Zealand's electricity in 2025.
New Zealand was the 36th largest wind power producer in 2025 among the 111 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
New Zealand's wind generation in 2025 was 85% higher than in 2020, when it was 2.28 TWh.
New Zealand's wind generation in 2025 was 80% higher than in 2015, when it was 2.34 TWh.
New Zealand's wind generation peaked at 4.31 TWh in 2024.
New Zealand's wind share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.5%.
New Zealand had 1.26 GW of wind generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Wind generation
4.22 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of New Zealand's electricity
9.7%
2025 · Ember
World share of wind
8.5%
2025 · Ember
Rank by wind generation (each country's latest year)
36 of 111
2025 · Ember
Wind capacity
1.26 GW
2025 · Ember
Wind Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Wind
New Zealand's electricity generation from wind each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 4.22 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
New Zealand wind electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Wind
2000
120 GWh
2001
140 GWh
2002
150 GWh
2003
150 GWh
2004
360 GWh
2005
610 GWh
2006
620 GWh
2007
920 GWh
2008
1.05 TWh
2009
1.46 TWh
2010
1.62 TWh
2011
1.94 TWh
2012
2.06 TWh
2013
2.00 TWh
2014
2.19 TWh
2015
2.34 TWh
2016
2.32 TWh
2017
2.07 TWh
2018
2.05 TWh
2019
2.23 TWh
2020
2.28 TWh
2021
2.62 TWh
2022
2.89 TWh
2023
3.51 TWh
2024
4.31 TWh
2025
4.22 TWh
New ZealandWorld
The share of New Zealand's electricity generated from wind, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 9.7%, against 8.5% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of New Zealand's electricity from wind and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Wind Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through July 2026
Wind
New Zealand generated 310 GWh of electricity from wind in July 2026, against 240 GWh in July 2025.
Monthly statistics through July 2026, TWh
New Zealand monthly wind electricity generation, August 2024 to July 2026
Month
Wind
2024-08
390 GWh
2024-09
400 GWh
2024-10
350 GWh
2024-11
340 GWh
2024-12
360 GWh
2025-01
220 GWh
2025-02
200 GWh
2025-03
280 GWh
2025-04
280 GWh
2025-05
330 GWh
2025-06
320 GWh
2025-07
240 GWh
2025-08
280 GWh
2025-09
440 GWh
2025-10
440 GWh
2025-11
300 GWh
2025-12
340 GWh
2026-01
330 GWh
2026-02
260 GWh
2026-03
260 GWh
2026-04
300 GWh
2026-05
260 GWh
2026-06
320 GWh
2026-07
310 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of July 2026. Monthly figures for New Zealand can differ slightly from the annual totals.