New Zealand vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
New Zealand
-10.1%
in 2025
Sweden
-9.7%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
73rd
Sweden rank
72nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -9.7% against -10.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 64.8% | 57.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 7.3% | 4.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -2.6% | 3.9% | 6.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -8.6% | -2.3% | 6.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -9.7% against -10.1% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 77 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 Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.