New Zealand vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
New Zealand
2.0%
in 2025
United States
2.0%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
23rd
United States rank
24th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th of 71 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 6.7% | 2.8% | United States |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 1.8% | 3.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.7% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -2.5% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
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 United States?
- New Zealand, at 2.0% against 2.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th 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.