Canada vs Portugal: Electricity generation from wind per person

Canada
1,283 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
1,313 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Portugal rank
13th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • Canada
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,313 kilowatt-hours against 1,283 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 30 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 13th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0376 kilowatt-hours 0.02 kilowatt-hours 0.0176 kilowatt-hours Canada
1990s 1.98 kilowatt-hours 3.15 kilowatt-hours 1.18 kilowatt-hours Portugal
2000s 60.73 kilowatt-hours 229.42 kilowatt-hours 168.69 kilowatt-hours Portugal
2010s 577.39 kilowatt-hours 1,108 kilowatt-hours 530.3 kilowatt-hours Portugal
2020s 1,069 kilowatt-hours 1,280 kilowatt-hours 210.43 kilowatt-hours Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Canada or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1,313 kilowatt-hours against 1,283 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Canada and Portugal?
30 kilowatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
Canada ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 13th of 212 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 wind 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 wind 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
212 places, 6,876 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.