New Zealand vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind
New Zealand
-3.3%
in 2025
Spain
-3.4%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
50th
Spain rank
52nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.3% against -3.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 50th and Spain ranks 52nd of 71 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.8% | 63.1% | 75.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 31.0% | 24.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at -3.3% against -3.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from wind between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from wind?
- New Zealand ranks 50th and Spain ranks 52nd 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.