Which has higher renewable electricity output, New Zealand or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 81.7% against 81.4% in New Zealand as of 2021.

What is the difference in renewable electricity output between New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Renewable electricity output

New Zealand

81.4%

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

81.7%

in 2021

New Zealand rank

28th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

27th

Renewable electricity output over time

New Zealand
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 81.7% against 81.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 28th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	76.0%	70.5%	5.6%	New Zealand
2000s	67.6%	70.7%	3.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	78.8%	65.7%	13.1%	New Zealand
2020s	80.9%	83.1%	2.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity output, New Zealand or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 81.7% against 81.4% in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in renewable electricity output between New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.3%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for renewable electricity output?: New Zealand ranks 28th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 27th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Unit: % of total electricity output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,313 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.