New Zealand vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
New Zealand
-0.2%
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.2%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
54th
Switzerland rank
53rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 8.5% | 2.9% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -0.5% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.7% | 4.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -0.5% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.4% | 3.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -2.1% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.2% against -0.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- New Zealand ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 80 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.