Republic of Korea vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Republic of Korea
0.4108 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3798 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
50th
New Zealand rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Republic of Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.4108 terawatt-hours against 0.3798 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.031 terawatt-hours.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 51st of 80 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0562 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0558 terawatt-hours | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 0.0124 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 3.94 terawatt-hours | 0.1421 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Republic of Korea or New Zealand?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.4108 terawatt-hours against 0.3798 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Republic of Korea and New Zealand?
- 0.031 terawatt-hours, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Republic of Korea and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Republic of Korea ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 51st 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 solar. 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.