Canada vs United States: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Canada
18,316 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
12,630 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
United States rank
9th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 18,316 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,630 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 5,686 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,476 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,144 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10,969 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,225 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18,124 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,828 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,296 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 20,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,092 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,619 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 19,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,939 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,049 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 21,087 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,655 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,431 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 19,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,190 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,002 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
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 United States?
- Canada, at 18,316 kilowatt-hours per person against 12,630 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Canada and United States?
- 5,686 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Canada ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th 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.