Canada vs Kuwait: Electric power consumption
Canada
14,094 kWh per capita
in 2024
Kuwait
16,496 kWh per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
8th
Kuwait rank
5th
Electric power consumption over time
- Canada
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16,496 kWh per capita against 14,094 kWh per capita in Canada, a difference of 2,402 kWh per capita.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 149 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,440 kWh per capita | 11,963 kWh per capita | 4,477 kWh per capita | Canada |
| 2000s | 17,067 kWh per capita | 16,577 kWh per capita | 489.99 kWh per capita | Canada |
| 2010s | 15,983 kWh per capita | 16,002 kWh per capita | 19.23 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 14,785 kWh per capita | 16,354 kWh per capita | 1,569 kWh per capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Canada or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16,496 kWh per capita against 14,094 kWh per capita in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Canada and Kuwait?
- 2,402 kWh per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Kuwait rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Canada ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 149 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.