Canada vs New Zealand: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Canada
8,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
4,609 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
5th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 4,075 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times New Zealand's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,484 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,713 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,668 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,570 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,107 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,253 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 9,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,657 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, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 4,075 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 79 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.