Brazil vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Brazil
-3.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
-2.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
60th
New Zealand rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -2.7 terawatt-hours against -3.48 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -0.6833 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | -0.3148 terawatt-hours | 4.13 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.24 terawatt-hours | 0.1084 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -0.0763 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | -1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.5248 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.03 terawatt-hours | -0.2171 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | -2.53 terawatt-hours | -0.7697 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Brazil or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -2.7 terawatt-hours against -3.48 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Brazil and New Zealand?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.