Canada vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Canada
1.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
3.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Sweden rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.8 terawatt-hours against 1.57 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 9.29 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.35 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 7.42 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.63 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.46 terawatt-hours | -0.0059 terawatt-hours | 5.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.37 terawatt-hours | -0.6152 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -0.0242 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | -5.55 terawatt-hours | 0.5066 terawatt-hours | 6.06 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.8 terawatt-hours against 1.57 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Canada and Sweden?
- 2.23 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.