Canada vs Singapore: Energy intensity
Canada
1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Singapore
1.98 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Canada rank
18th
Singapore rank
16th
Energy intensity over time
- Canada
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.98 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Canada, a difference of 0.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 16th of 165 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 6.85 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3.64 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.55 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9096 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1463 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.92 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5718 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.9 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4692 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.5 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3592 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2018 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Canada or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 1.98 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Canada and Singapore?
- 0.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for energy intensity?
- Canada ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 16th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. 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 international-$ of GDP.