Canada vs United Arab Emirates: GDP per capita vs. energy use

Canada
83,279 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
106,293 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

GDP per capita vs. energy use over time

  • Canada
  • United Arab Emirates
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 106,293 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 83,279 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Canada, a difference of 23,014 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 174 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 91,596 kg of oil equivalent per capita 126,200 kg of oil equivalent per capita 34,604 kg of oil equivalent per capita United Arab Emirates
2000s 95,143 kg of oil equivalent per capita 113,559 kg of oil equivalent per capita 18,416 kg of oil equivalent per capita United Arab Emirates
2010s 91,367 kg of oil equivalent per capita 104,102 kg of oil equivalent per capita 12,735 kg of oil equivalent per capita United Arab Emirates
2020s 87,044 kg of oil equivalent per capita 98,997 kg of oil equivalent per capita 11,953 kg of oil equivalent per capita United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita vs. energy use, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 106,293 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 83,279 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita vs. energy use between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
23,014 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp per capita vs. energy use?
Canada ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita vs. energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita vs. energy use
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 5,168 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual energy use per capita, measured in kilowatt-hours per person vs. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.