New Zealand vs Switzerland: Annual change in primary energy from oil
New Zealand
-0.1787 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.193 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
50th
Switzerland rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -0.1787 terawatt-hours against -0.193 terawatt-hours in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0143 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 terawatt-hours | 9.33 terawatt-hours | 7.36 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 0.9819 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -0.5912 terawatt-hours | -1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.4231 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.76 terawatt-hours | 0.8881 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -0.8611 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | -2.07 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -1.98 terawatt-hours | -2.78 terawatt-hours | 0.7979 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at -0.1787 terawatt-hours against -0.193 terawatt-hours in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0143 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- New Zealand ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 51st 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 Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.