Households Continue to Drive Energy Demand
Thursday 21 June 2007, 11:09AM
By Statistics New Zealand
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Statistics New Zealand
In 2005, households accounted for nearly 32 percent of New Zealand’s total energy demand, according to areport released today by Statistics New Zealand.
According to the report Energy and the Economy:1997–2005, this makes them the largest consumer of energy.
Most of the energy used by householdsduring this period was in the form of petrol for private motor vehicles (57 percent).
The second-largestenergy consumer was the transport and storage industry, which accounted for nearly 25 percent of totalenergy demand.
The report Energy and the Economy: 1997–2005 reviews the energy used by households, government andindustry for the period 1997 to 2005 and the links to economic activity.
From 1997 to 2005, New Zealand’s total energy demand increased by nearly 22 percent, while economicactivity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), increased by 28 percent.
These results suggestthat the growth of New Zealand’s economy is becoming less reliant on energy use.
However, the resultsalso showed that New Zealand is still dependant on non-renewable energy sources (such as coal andpetroleum) which make up 82 percent of total energy demand.
The report Energy and the Economy: 1997–2005 and associated tables are available on the Statistics NewZealand website (www.stats.govt.nz).
This report is part of an environmental series measuring the relianceof our economy on natural resources.
Geoff BascandGovernment Statistician
According to the report Energy and the Economy:1997–2005, this makes them the largest consumer of energy.
Most of the energy used by householdsduring this period was in the form of petrol for private motor vehicles (57 percent).
The second-largestenergy consumer was the transport and storage industry, which accounted for nearly 25 percent of totalenergy demand.
The report Energy and the Economy: 1997–2005 reviews the energy used by households, government andindustry for the period 1997 to 2005 and the links to economic activity.
From 1997 to 2005, New Zealand’s total energy demand increased by nearly 22 percent, while economicactivity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), increased by 28 percent.
These results suggestthat the growth of New Zealand’s economy is becoming less reliant on energy use.
However, the resultsalso showed that New Zealand is still dependant on non-renewable energy sources (such as coal andpetroleum) which make up 82 percent of total energy demand.
The report Energy and the Economy: 1997–2005 and associated tables are available on the Statistics NewZealand website (www.stats.govt.nz).
This report is part of an environmental series measuring the relianceof our economy on natural resources.
Geoff BascandGovernment Statistician