New Zealand vs Pakistan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
New Zealand
2.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
2.5%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
23rd
Pakistan rank
21st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Pakistan ranks 21st of 71 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 11.1% | 7.2% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 10.5% | 5.5% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 7.9% | 5.7% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 3.1% | 2.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -0.8% | 1.9% | 2.7% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, New Zealand or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.5% against 2.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between New Zealand and Pakistan?
- 0.5%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Pakistan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Pakistan ranks 21st of 71 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 hydropower. 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.