Canada vs Serbia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Canada
3,743 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Serbia
3,953 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
40th
Serbia rank
39th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Canada
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 3,953 kilowatt-hours against 3,743 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 210 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Serbia ahead.
Canada ranks 40th and Serbia ranks 39th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,173 kilowatt-hours | 3,079 kilowatt-hours | 1,094 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,910 kilowatt-hours | 3,327 kilowatt-hours | 1,583 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 3,819 kilowatt-hours | 3,721 kilowatt-hours | 97.58 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,395 kilowatt-hours | 3,783 kilowatt-hours | 387.69 kilowatt-hours | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Canada or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 3,953 kilowatt-hours against 3,743 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Canada and Serbia?
- 210 kilowatt-hours, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Serbia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Serbia rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Canada ranks 40th and Serbia ranks 39th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.