New Zealand vs Singapore: Electricity generation from coal
New Zealand
0.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
69th
Singapore rank
66th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- New Zealand
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.49 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 69th and Singapore ranks 66th of 211 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.378 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 0.6267 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.57 terawatt-hours against 0.49 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between New Zealand and Singapore?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 69th and Singapore ranks 66th of 211 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.