New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Primary energy from solar and wind
New Zealand
4.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.81 terawatt-hours against 3.82 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0087 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0083 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5635 terawatt-hours | 0.0068 terawatt-hours | 0.5566 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.15 terawatt-hours | 0.3774 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.57 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 4.81 terawatt-hours against 3.82 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.99 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.