Canada vs Iceland: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Canada
8,591 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
34,214 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
Iceland rank
1st
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 34,214 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 25,623 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 4.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours | 3,500 kilowatt-hours | 3,064 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours | 9,956 kilowatt-hours | 1,174 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours | 15,229 kilowatt-hours | 4,197 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours | 17,939 kilowatt-hours | 6,732 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours | 26,836 kilowatt-hours | 15,881 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours | 38,993 kilowatt-hours | 28,365 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9,626 kilowatt-hours | 35,785 kilowatt-hours | 26,159 kilowatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 34,214 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Canada and Iceland?
- 25,623 kilowatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 1st 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.