Canada vs New Zealand: Primary energy from renewables per person
Canada
11,911 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
25,090 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
New Zealand rank
3rd
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,911 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 13,179 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,278 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 8,836 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 932.61 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 11,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 11,873 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,777 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11,996 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 12,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,435 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 12,282 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,631 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,911 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 13,179 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.