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
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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.