Canada vs Switzerland: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
Canada
2,126 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
2,166 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Switzerland rank
11th
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2,166 kilowatt-hours against 2,126 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 40 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4 kilowatt-hours | 17.44 kilowatt-hours | 0.9622 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 704.11 kilowatt-hours | 1,023 kilowatt-hours | 318.41 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2,257 kilowatt-hours | 2,960 kilowatt-hours | 702.76 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2,917 kilowatt-hours | 3,471 kilowatt-hours | 554.79 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,638 kilowatt-hours | 3,630 kilowatt-hours | 992.14 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,758 kilowatt-hours | 3,030 kilowatt-hours | 272.06 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2,284 kilowatt-hours | 2,559 kilowatt-hours | 275.24 kilowatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2,166 kilowatt-hours against 2,126 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between Canada and Switzerland?
- 40 kilowatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- Canada ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear 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.