Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada
Canada: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2024.
That places Canada 6th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 4.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Canada was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.