Lithuania vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Lithuania
-8.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
-4.4%
in 2025
Lithuania rank
74th
New Zealand rank
71st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Lithuania
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -4.4% against -8.0% in Lithuania, a difference of 3.6%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lithuania ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -7.5% | 3.1% | 10.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -4.0% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Lithuania or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -4.4% against -8.0% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 3.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Lithuania ranks 74th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 76 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 fossil fuels. 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.