Canada vs United States: Consumption-based energy use per person
Canada
82.1 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
United States
97.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 82.1 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 15.2 kilowatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.5 kilowatt-hours | 97.57 kilowatt-hours | 12.07 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 87.61 kilowatt-hours | 100.91 kilowatt-hours | 13.3 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 83.49 kilowatt-hours | 90.01 kilowatt-hours | 6.52 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 82.1 kilowatt-hours | 97.3 kilowatt-hours | 15.2 kilowatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 97.3 kilowatt-hours against 82.1 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Canada and United States?
- 15.2 kilowatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.