Canada vs United States: Coal production per person
Canada
7,542 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
8,832 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
United States rank
14th
Coal production per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8,832 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 1,290 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 219 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,914 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,529 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1910s | 13,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,563 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,972 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1920s | 14,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,050 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,598 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1930s | 10,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,070 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,995 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1940s | 11,113 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,184 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1950s | 7,946 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,645 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1960s | 4,596 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,162 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 9,144 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,044 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 13,754 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,780 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 16,528 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,395 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,867 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 12,820 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,753 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,934 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 10,860 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,779 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,919 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 8,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,162 kilowatt-hours per person | 778.08 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 8,832 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,542 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Canada and United States?
- 1,290 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for coal production per person?
- Canada ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.