New Zealand vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
New Zealand
-18.3%
in 2025
Spain
-16.2%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
67th
Spain rank
65th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -16.2% against -18.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.7% | -1.0% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 1970s | -1.8% | 1.8% | 3.7% | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -5.7% | 11.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -11.4% | 8.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at -16.2% against -18.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between New Zealand and Spain?
- 2.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th 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.