New Zealand vs Panama: Electricity generation from coal
New Zealand
0.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Panama
0.5 terawatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand rank
69th
Panama rank
67th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- New Zealand
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.5 terawatt-hours against 0.49 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 69th and Panama ranks 67th of 207 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.558 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.514 terawatt-hours | 0.836 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, New Zealand or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.5 terawatt-hours against 0.49 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between New Zealand and Panama?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 69th and Panama ranks 67th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.