Australia vs Canada: Primary energy from wind per person
Australia
1,468 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada
1,310 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
12th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,310 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 158 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 12th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0188 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0188 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 79.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 463.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 577.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 113.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,310 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Australia and Canada?
- 158 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 12th 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 wind 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.