Canada vs Iceland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Canada
8,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland
33,036 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Iceland rank
1st
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 33,036 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 24,352 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.8 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 1st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,500 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,174 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,229 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,197 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,939 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,732 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,140 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,913 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,762 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,277 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 33,036 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Canada and Iceland?
- 24,352 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 1st 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.