Canada vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from renewables per person
Canada
10,390 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
New Zealand rank
8th
Electricity generation from renewables per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 10,390 kilowatt-hours against 7,306 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 3,084 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 210 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,425 kilowatt-hours | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 3,925 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 11,302 kilowatt-hours | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 4,445 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 11,559 kilowatt-hours | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 4,148 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 10,964 kilowatt-hours | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 3,762 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 10,390 kilowatt-hours against 7,306 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 3,084 kilowatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Canada ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 per person.