New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
New Zealand
1.2%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1.3%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
122nd
Puerto Rico rank
119th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
New Zealand ranks 122nd and Puerto Rico ranks 119th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.8% | -0.2% | 3.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 8.4% | 7.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -3.3% | 5.8% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -1.5% | 2.9% | 4.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.3% against 1.2% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd and Puerto Rico ranks 119th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.