New Zealand vs Réunion: Electricity generation from coal
New Zealand
0.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Réunion
0.4 terawatt-hours
in 2023
New Zealand rank
69th
Réunion rank
70th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- New Zealand
- Réunion
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.49 terawatt-hours against 0.4 terawatt-hours in Réunion, a difference of 0.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Réunion's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 69th and Réunion ranks 70th 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 | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 0.877 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0.183 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.955 terawatt-hours | 0.4325 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 Réunion?
- New Zealand, at 0.49 terawatt-hours against 0.4 terawatt-hours in Réunion as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between New Zealand and Réunion?
- 0.09 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Réunion?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Réunion rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 69th and Réunion ranks 70th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.