Botswana vs New Zealand: Coal production
Botswana
16.09 terawatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand
18.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Botswana rank
35th
New Zealand rank
33rd
Coal production over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 18.34 terawatt-hours against 16.09 terawatt-hours in Botswana, a difference of 2.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 125 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 10.55 terawatt-hours | 10.55 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 14.26 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 12.33 terawatt-hours | 12.33 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 12.81 terawatt-hours | 12.81 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 16.69 terawatt-hours | 16.69 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 16.41 terawatt-hours | 16.41 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 16.74 terawatt-hours | 16.74 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 14.62 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 15.81 terawatt-hours | 12.78 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 22.8 terawatt-hours | 17.36 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 34.52 terawatt-hours | 28.67 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.06 terawatt-hours | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 16.77 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 14.64 terawatt-hours | 18.56 terawatt-hours | 3.92 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Botswana or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 18.34 terawatt-hours against 16.09 terawatt-hours in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 2.25 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for coal production?
- Botswana ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. 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.