Barbados vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Barbados
1.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
1.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
121st
New Zealand rank
122nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Barbados
- New Zealand
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 2.5% | 3.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -1.5% | 1.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Barbados or New Zealand?
- Barbados, at 1.2% against 1.2% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Barbados and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Barbados ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.