France vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from coal
France
-2.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
-2.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
55th
New Zealand rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
France currently reports -2.37 terawatt-hours against -2.7 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
France ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 79 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -15.92 terawatt-hours | -0.6833 terawatt-hours | 15.24 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -7.78 terawatt-hours | -0.3148 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -13.49 terawatt-hours | 0.1084 terawatt-hours | 13.59 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -6.58 terawatt-hours | -0.0763 terawatt-hours | 6.5 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -4.79 terawatt-hours | 0.5248 terawatt-hours | 5.32 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -4.92 terawatt-hours | -0.2171 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -5.91 terawatt-hours | -0.7697 terawatt-hours | 5.14 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, France or New Zealand?
- France, at -2.37 terawatt-hours against -2.7 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between France and New Zealand?
- 0.33 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- France ranks 55th 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.