Transport
|
2005 |
|
2000 |
| Number of vehicles licensed |
|
(thousands) |
|
| Cars |
2,212 |
|
1,905 |
| Motorcycles |
38 |
|
38 |
| Taxis |
8 |
|
8 |
| Total including other |
3,150 |
|
2,736 |
Energy
New Zealand industry uses energy from a range of sources. Electricity is based on hydroelectric generation supplemented by thermal and geothermal power plants. There are no nuclear power plants.
The country faces declining hydrocarbon resources. With growing industrial, commercial and domestic demand for energy of all types, alternative energy sources are returning to public interest.
Production and generation
|
2005 |
2000 |
| Gas production(terajoules) |
163,363.20 |
2,426,447.00 |
| Crude petroleum production (tonnes) |
807,063.00 |
1,271,911.00 |
| Geothermal production (terajoules) |
75,465.10 |
64,219.50 |
| Electricity generation(GWh) |
39,489.00 |
34,374.00 |
Land use
|
2004 |
|
1994 |
|
|
(thousands
of hectares) |
|
| Grazing, arable, fodder and fallow land |
11,759 |
|
13,536 |
| Horticultural land |
135 |
|
104 |
| Planted production forest |
1,808 |
|
1,488 |
| Other land |
1,827 |
|
1,479 |
Total land under
farming |
15,529 |
|
16,607 |
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