Canada vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Canada
11.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
9.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
New Zealand rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.33 terawatt-hours against 9.06 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 2.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3519 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 0.7429 terawatt-hours | 9.01 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 6.25 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 2.67 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5907 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 2.62 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 renewables, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 11.33 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 Canada and New Zealand?
- 2.27 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 80 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 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.