Belgium vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind
Belgium
-2.8%
in 2025
New Zealand
-3.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
47th
New Zealand rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -2.8% against -3.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 71 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 138.8% | 132.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 55.1% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 4.7% | 22.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 9.4% | 2.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from wind, Belgium or New Zealand?
- Belgium, at -2.8% against -3.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from wind between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from wind?
- Belgium ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 50th 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 wind. 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.