Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Canada
83,452 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
99,506 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
11th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person against 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 16,054 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,447 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 82,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,316 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,209 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 88,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 48,872 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,447 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 91,100 kilowatt-hours per person | 68,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 96,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 130,999 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,967 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 92,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 151,533 kilowatt-hours per person | 58,677 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 83,747 kilowatt-hours per person | 110,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,599 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person against 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 16,054 kilowatt-hours per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 person.