Australia vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
10.4%
in 2025
New Zealand
7.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
27th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.4% against 7.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 27th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 4.0% | 5.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 2.7% | 8.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 10.4% against 7.4% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and New Zealand?
- 3.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 27th of 80 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 renewables. 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.