Ireland vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Ireland
-1.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
-1.4%
in 2025
Ireland rank
66th
Netherlands rank
68th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.0% against -1.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 68th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 6.9% | 4.0% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | Ireland |
| 1980s | -4.0% | -1.5% | 2.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.3% | 0.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -1.1% | 0.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at -1.0% against -1.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Ireland ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 68th of 79 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 oil. 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.