Kuwait vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Kuwait
-0.1%
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
51st
New Zealand rank
54th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Kuwait ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 54th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.7% | 5.6% | 8.3% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.6% | -1.0% | 5.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 1.4% | 6.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -1.7% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at -0.1% against -0.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 54th 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 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.