Canada vs Norway: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Canada
8,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway
25,813 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 25,813 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 17,129 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.0 times Canada's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,644 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,719 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,273 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,486 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,279 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,203 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,247 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,830 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,202 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 9,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,321 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,836 kilowatt-hours per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 25,813 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 Norway?
- 17,129 kilowatt-hours per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd 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.