Canada vs Sweden: Coal consumption per person
Canada
1,706 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
1,585 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
51st
Sweden rank
53rd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,706 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,585 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 121 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,877 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,997 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,880 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 8,821 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,434 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,387 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 11,555 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,367 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,188 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 10,701 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,688 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,012 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 10,761 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,569 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,192 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 6,315 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,496 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,820 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,728 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,722 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,006 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 1,706 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,585 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Canada and Sweden?
- 121 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada 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 coal consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption 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 per person.