Canada vs New Zealand: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Canada
18.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
25.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
New Zealand rank
4th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 6.77 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 6th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 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 | 6.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 10.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 19.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 21.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.72 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Canada and New Zealand?
- 6.77 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.