Canada vs Sweden: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Canada
8,684 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
6,413 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 2,271 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,901 kilowatt-hours per person | 663.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,071 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,259 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,760 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,447 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,507 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,788 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 9,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,904 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 Sweden?
- Canada, at 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Canada and Sweden?
- 2,271 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th 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.