Iceland vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Iceland
-26.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
-18.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
70th
New Zealand rank
67th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -18.3% against -26.7% in Iceland, a difference of 8.4%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -25.0% | -3.7% | 21.3% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 833.0% | -1.8% | 834.8% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 1.2% | 17.2% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -0.4% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 5.3% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -0.5% | 3.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -3.2% | 1.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Iceland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -18.3% against -26.7% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 8.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Iceland ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.