New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate
New Zealand
-43.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-42.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand rank
115th
Saudi Arabia rank
114th
Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -42.79 % change on previous year against -43.76 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.97 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 114th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.36 % change on previous year | 9.21 % change on previous year | 20.15 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 52.37 % change on previous year | -7.45 % change on previous year | 59.82 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 76.29 % change on previous year | 31.77 % change on previous year | 44.53 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 46.06 % change on previous year | 146.69 % change on previous year | 100.63 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -69.38 % change on previous year | 18.51 % change on previous year | 87.89 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 52.66 % change on previous year | -43.04 % change on previous year | 95.7 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -51.31 % change on previous year | 54.62 % change on previous year | 105.93 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -42.79 % change on previous year against -43.76 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.97 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 115th and Saudi Arabia ranks 114th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual change in primary energy use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.