Canada vs South Africa: Primary energy from solar per person
Canada
225.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
286.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
45th
South Africa rank
42nd
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 286.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 61.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | 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 | 0.3274 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5985 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 59.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 165.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 189.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.88 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 286.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Canada and South Africa?
- 61.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Canada ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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.