Canada vs Euro area: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Canada
14,655 kWh per capita
in 2025
Euro area
6,067 kWh per capita
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Euro area rank
5th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Canada
- Euro area
How they compare
Canada currently reports 14,655 kWh per capita against 6,067 kWh per capita in Euro area, a difference of 8,588 kWh per capita.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.4 times Euro area's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 5th of 151 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,440 kWh per capita | 5,513 kWh per capita | 10,926 kWh per capita | Canada |
| 2000s | 17,067 kWh per capita | 6,531 kWh per capita | 10,537 kWh per capita | Canada |
| 2010s | 15,983 kWh per capita | 6,472 kWh per capita | 9,511 kWh per capita | Canada |
| 2020s | 14,680 kWh per capita | 6,070 kWh per capita | 8,611 kWh per capita | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Canada or Euro area?
- Canada, at 14,655 kWh per capita against 6,067 kWh per capita in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Canada and Euro area?
- 8,588 kWh per capita, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Canada ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 5th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.