New Zealand vs Yemen: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

New Zealand
4.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Yemen
4.66 terawatt-hours
in 2024
New Zealand rank
88th
Yemen rank
90th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

  • New Zealand
  • Yemen
051015200020122025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Yemen, a difference of 0.31 terawatt-hours.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 90th of 208 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 13.58 terawatt-hours 4.88 terawatt-hours 8.7 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2010s 9.34 terawatt-hours 5.71 terawatt-hours 3.62 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2020s 6.5 terawatt-hours 3.33 terawatt-hours 3.17 terawatt-hours New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, New Zealand or Yemen?
New Zealand, at 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between New Zealand and Yemen?
0.31 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Yemen rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
New Zealand ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 90th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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