Canada vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Canada
18,316 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,316 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 8,884 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 703.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 533.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,250 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,217 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 19,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,465 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 21,087 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,105 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,714 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27,200 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 Sweden?
- 8,884 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Canada ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th 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) β 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.