Australia vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
9.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
New Zealand rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11.41 terawatt-hours against 9.06 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 2.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.3519 terawatt-hours | 0.1146 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.7429 terawatt-hours | 0.1452 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.9353 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.7097 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 0.0046 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 6.34 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 11.41 terawatt-hours against 9.06 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and New Zealand?
- 2.35 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.