New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from solar
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
59th
Saudi Arabia rank
56th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 59th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- New Zealand ranks 59th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.