Canada vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Canada
12,516 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
7,306 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
New Zealand rank
9th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12,516 kilowatt-hours against 7,306 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 5,210 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,342 kilowatt-hours | 7,500 kilowatt-hours | 6,842 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 13,940 kilowatt-hours | 6,858 kilowatt-hours | 7,082 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 14,317 kilowatt-hours | 7,411 kilowatt-hours | 6,906 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 13,248 kilowatt-hours | 7,201 kilowatt-hours | 6,046 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 New Zealand?
- Canada, at 12,516 kilowatt-hours against 7,306 kilowatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 5,210 kilowatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.