Greece vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from coal
Greece
3.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
4.6%
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
New Zealand rank
42nd
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Greece
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.6% against 3.0% in Greece, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8% | 22.2% | 5.6% | Greece |
| 1970s | 33.7% | 15.4% | 18.4% | Greece |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 11.1% | 18.4% | Greece |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 7.9% | 23.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 9.9% | 16.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 6.4% | 16.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Greece or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.6% against 3.0% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Greece and New Zealand?
- 1.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Greece ranks 45th 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.