Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Canada is 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 22.98 kilowatt-hours per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Canada ranks 6th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 10.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 Sweden 27.2 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 4 New Zealand 25.09 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 France 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 South Korea 13.06 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 United States 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 Slovakia 12.49 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 35.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 18.32 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 22.98 kilowatt-hours per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.