Canada vs Kazakhstan: Annual change in primary energy use
Canada
48.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kazakhstan
52.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
Kazakhstan rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 52.54 terawatt-hours against 48.78 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 3.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.82 terawatt-hours | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 62.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 31.43 terawatt-hours | -44.03 terawatt-hours | 75.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.95 terawatt-hours | 16.17 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.05 terawatt-hours | 22.39 terawatt-hours | 12.66 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | -13.23 terawatt-hours | 21.65 terawatt-hours | 34.88 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Canada or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 52.54 terawatt-hours against 48.78 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 3.76 terawatt-hours, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kazakhstan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Canada ranks 11th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.