Canada vs Norway: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Canada
10,390 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
28,312 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Canada
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 10,390 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 17,922 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 209 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 11,425 kilowatt-hours 26,546 kilowatt-hours 15,121 kilowatt-hours Norway
2000s 11,302 kilowatt-hours 27,368 kilowatt-hours 16,065 kilowatt-hours Norway
2010s 11,559 kilowatt-hours 26,360 kilowatt-hours 14,801 kilowatt-hours Norway
2020s 10,964 kilowatt-hours 27,818 kilowatt-hours 16,855 kilowatt-hours Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Canada or Norway?
Norway, at 28,312 kilowatt-hours against 10,390 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Canada and Norway?
17,922 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Norway rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Canada ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 209 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.