New Zealand vs Switzerland: Fossil fuel supply by source
New Zealand
27.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
30.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
64th
Switzerland rank
63rd
Fossil fuel supply by source over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 30.72 terawatt-hours against 27.45 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 3.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 77 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.06 terawatt-hours | 4 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 29.58 terawatt-hours | 12.53 terawatt-hours | 17.05 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 49.52 terawatt-hours | 22.34 terawatt-hours | 27.17 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 46.23 terawatt-hours | 30.72 terawatt-hours | 15.51 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46.69 terawatt-hours | 33.72 terawatt-hours | 12.97 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 36.34 terawatt-hours | 32.5 terawatt-hours | 3.84 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel supply by source, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 30.72 terawatt-hours against 27.45 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel supply by source between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 3.27 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for fossil fuel supply by source?
- New Zealand ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel supply by source. 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 of total energy supply.