Canada vs France: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Canada
12,516 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
France
8,111 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
France rank
8th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12,516 kilowatt-hours against 8,111 kilowatt-hours in France, a difference of 4,405 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,342 kilowatt-hours | 7,460 kilowatt-hours | 6,882 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 13,940 kilowatt-hours | 8,157 kilowatt-hours | 5,783 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 14,317 kilowatt-hours | 7,945 kilowatt-hours | 6,372 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 13,248 kilowatt-hours | 7,387 kilowatt-hours | 5,860 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 12,516 kilowatt-hours against 8,111 kilowatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Canada and France?
- 4,405 kilowatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 8th of 214 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 low-carbon sources 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. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.