Canada vs New Zealand: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Canada
0.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
2.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
25th
New Zealand rank
23rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.0% against 0.5% in Canada, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 71 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -1.4% | -0.8% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.0% against 0.5% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Canada and New Zealand?
- 1.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 71 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.