Canada vs Philippines: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Canada
1.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Philippines
2.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
38th
Philippines rank
35th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 0.51 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 35th of 78 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.016 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 11.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1445 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3287 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 10.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6703 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6059 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Philippines?
- 0.51 kilowatt-hours per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Philippines rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 35th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.