Austria vs Canada: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Austria
4,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada
8,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Canada rank
3rd
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 4,646 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.2 times Austria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 6th and Canada ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,229 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,874 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,862 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,709 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,295 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,058 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 4,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,090 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Austria or Canada?
- Canada, at 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Austria and Canada?
- 4,646 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 6th and Canada ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.