Australia vs New Zealand: Primary energy from renewables
Australia
121.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
131.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
20th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 131.77 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 10.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 80 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 terawatt-hours | 24.02 terawatt-hours | 15.29 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 29.61 terawatt-hours | 15.37 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 36.19 terawatt-hours | 21.09 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 18.46 terawatt-hours | 49.72 terawatt-hours | 31.27 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 25.01 terawatt-hours | 59.59 terawatt-hours | 34.58 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46.26 terawatt-hours | 102.49 terawatt-hours | 56.23 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 97.99 terawatt-hours | 118.24 terawatt-hours | 20.25 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 131.77 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Australia and New Zealand?
- 10.64 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 80 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 Primary energy from renewables. 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.