Germany vs New Zealand: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Germany
37.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
35.27 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Germany rank
50th
New Zealand rank
52nd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 37.37 terawatt-hours against 35.27 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 2.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0.6631 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6631 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1950s | 4.81 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.81 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1960s | 59.23 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 58.01 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 184 terawatt-hours | 10.36 terawatt-hours | 173.64 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 167.27 terawatt-hours | 33.4 terawatt-hours | 133.87 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 166.95 terawatt-hours | 55.57 terawatt-hours | 111.38 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 163.17 terawatt-hours | 51.3 terawatt-hours | 111.87 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 79.43 terawatt-hours | 51.06 terawatt-hours | 28.38 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 41.59 terawatt-hours | 42.52 terawatt-hours | 0.9308 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 37.37 terawatt-hours against 35.27 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Germany and New Zealand?
- 2.1 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Germany ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.