Brazil vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from coal
Brazil
5.3%
in 2025
New Zealand
4.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
41st
New Zealand rank
42nd
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- New Zealand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.3% against 4.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 22.2% | 13.8% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 15.4% | 9.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 11.1% | 1.4% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.9% | 2.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Brazil or New Zealand?
- Brazil, at 5.3% against 4.6% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Brazil and New Zealand?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.