Bhutan vs Canada: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Bhutan
13,897 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Canada
8,591 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bhutan rank
3rd
Canada rank
4th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Bhutan
- Canada
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 13,897 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 5,306 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Bhutan ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,735 kilowatt-hours | 10,956 kilowatt-hours | 5,221 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,120 kilowatt-hours | 10,627 kilowatt-hours | 507.67 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 14,120 kilowatt-hours | 9,626 kilowatt-hours | 4,493 kilowatt-hours | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Bhutan or Canada?
- Bhutan, at 13,897 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Bhutan and Canada?
- 5,306 kilowatt-hours, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Canada?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Canada rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Bhutan ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 per person.