Canada vs Sweden: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Canada
8,591 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
6,404 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Sweden rank
7th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8,591 kilowatt-hours against 6,404 kilowatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 2,187 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 214 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 | 5,901 kilowatt-hours | 663.28 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,782 kilowatt-hours | 6,710 kilowatt-hours | 2,071 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,032 kilowatt-hours | 7,772 kilowatt-hours | 3,259 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 11,207 kilowatt-hours | 7,762 kilowatt-hours | 3,445 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 10,956 kilowatt-hours | 7,450 kilowatt-hours | 3,505 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,627 kilowatt-hours | 6,825 kilowatt-hours | 3,802 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 9,454 kilowatt-hours | 6,586 kilowatt-hours | 2,868 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 8,591 kilowatt-hours against 6,404 kilowatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Canada and Sweden?
- 2,187 kilowatt-hours, 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 electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Canada ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.