Canada vs Norway: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Canada
8,591 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
25,746 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 25,746 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 17,155 kilowatt-hours.
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 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 214 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 | 14,209 kilowatt-hours | 7,644 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours | 18,501 kilowatt-hours | 9,719 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours | 24,305 kilowatt-hours | 13,273 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours | 26,486 kilowatt-hours | 15,279 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours | 27,203 kilowatt-hours | 16,247 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours | 25,830 kilowatt-hours | 15,203 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 9,454 kilowatt-hours | 25,337 kilowatt-hours | 15,883 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 25,746 kilowatt-hours against 8,591 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Canada and Norway?
- 17,155 kilowatt-hours, 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 electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd 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.