Canada vs New Zealand: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Canada
18,316 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
25,090 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
New Zealand rank
5th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,316 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 6,774 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,842 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,222 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 10,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,201 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,140 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,984 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,060 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 19,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,456 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 21,087 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,078 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,722 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25,090 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,316 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 6,774 kilowatt-hours per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 of total energy supply per person.