Belarus vs New Zealand: Coal consumption
Belarus
10.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
12.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belarus rank
64th
New Zealand rank
63rd
Coal consumption over time
- Belarus
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 12.03 terawatt-hours against 10.81 terawatt-hours in Belarus, a difference of 1.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2 terawatt-hours | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 13.83 terawatt-hours | Belarus |
| 1990s | 15.92 terawatt-hours | 13.83 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | Belarus |
| 2000s | 8.02 terawatt-hours | 20.69 terawatt-hours | 12.66 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 10.32 terawatt-hours | 16.43 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 10.62 terawatt-hours | 14.17 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Belarus or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 12.03 terawatt-hours against 10.81 terawatt-hours in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Belarus and New Zealand?
- 1.22 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and New Zealand?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and New Zealand rank globally for coal consumption?
- Belarus ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.