New Zealand vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
New Zealand
63.2%
in 2025
Qatar
73.8%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
11th
Qatar rank
8th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- New Zealand
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 73.8% against 63.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 8th of 78 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.0% | 43.1% | 16.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 638.6% | 597.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, New Zealand or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 73.8% against 63.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between New Zealand and Qatar?
- 10.6%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Qatar?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Qatar rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- New Zealand ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 8th 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 solar. 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.