Kenya vs New Zealand: Coal consumption
Kenya
12.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand
12.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
61st
New Zealand rank
63rd
Coal consumption over time
- Kenya
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.69 terawatt-hours against 12.03 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 220 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5877 terawatt-hours | 13.59 terawatt-hours | 13 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 13.83 terawatt-hours | 12.78 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 20.69 terawatt-hours | 19.52 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.42 terawatt-hours | 16.43 terawatt-hours | 12.01 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9 terawatt-hours | 14.6 terawatt-hours | 5.61 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Kenya or New Zealand?
- Kenya, at 12.69 terawatt-hours against 12.03 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Kenya and New Zealand?
- 0.66 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for coal consumption?
- Kenya ranks 61st 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.