Canada vs Spain: Electricity generation from wind per person

Canada
1,283 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
1,227 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Spain rank
17th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • Canada
  • Spain
05001.0k1.5k196519952025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,283 kilowatt-hours against 1,227 kilowatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 56 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0376 kilowatt-hours 0.0666 kilowatt-hours 0.029 kilowatt-hours Spain
1990s 1.98 kilowatt-hours 14.47 kilowatt-hours 12.49 kilowatt-hours Spain
2000s 60.73 kilowatt-hours 428.89 kilowatt-hours 368.16 kilowatt-hours Spain
2010s 577.39 kilowatt-hours 1,062 kilowatt-hours 484.21 kilowatt-hours Spain
2020s 1,069 kilowatt-hours 1,277 kilowatt-hours 207.91 kilowatt-hours Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Canada or Spain?
Canada, at 1,283 kilowatt-hours against 1,227 kilowatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Canada and Spain?
56 kilowatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Canada and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th 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.