Canada vs New Zealand: Primary energy from solar per person
Canada
225.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
186.68 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
45th
New Zealand rank
48th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 186.68 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 38.51 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 80 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.154 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.154 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.9259 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2451 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6808 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 59.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 50.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 165.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 83.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 81.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person against 186.68 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 38.51 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada 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 solar per person?
- Canada ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 48th 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar 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.