Canada vs Colombia: Coal production per person
Canada
7,542 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia
7,170 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Colombia rank
15th
Coal production per person over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,170 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 372 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,385 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 13,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,591 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 14,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,431 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 10,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 207.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,868 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 11,113 kilowatt-hours per person | 405.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,707 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 7,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 992.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,954 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 4,596 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,242 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 9,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,206 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,938 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 13,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,236 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 16,528 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,660 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 12,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,803 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,017 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 10,860 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,925 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,281 kilowatt-hours per person | 897.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Canada or Colombia?
- Canada, at 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,170 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Canada and Colombia?
- 372 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for coal production per person?
- Canada ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 15th 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 production 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.