Canada vs Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Canada
12,516 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
15,824 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15,824 kilowatt-hours against 12,516 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 3,308 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,342 kilowatt-hours | 16,077 kilowatt-hours | 1,735 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 13,940 kilowatt-hours | 15,713 kilowatt-hours | 1,774 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14,317 kilowatt-hours | 15,763 kilowatt-hours | 1,446 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13,248 kilowatt-hours | 15,897 kilowatt-hours | 2,649 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15,824 kilowatt-hours against 12,516 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Canada and Sweden?
- 3,308 kilowatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd 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.