Austria vs Canada: Primary energy from renewables per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada
11,911 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Canada rank
6th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11,911 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 3,659 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 7th and Canada ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,229 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,836 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,928 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,903 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,873 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,803 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,996 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,025 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,297 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,282 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,308 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Austria or Canada?
- Canada, at 11,911 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Austria and Canada?
- 3,659 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 7th and Canada ranks 6th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables 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 of total energy supply per person.