Canada vs United States of America: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita

Canada
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
United States of America rank
12th

Fossil fuel consumption, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
000000196519952025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States of America
1970s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States of America
1980s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States of America
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States of America
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States of America
2010s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Canada
2020s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per capita, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per capita between Canada and United States of America?
0 terawatt-hours per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
Canada ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita
Unit
terawatt-hours per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,966 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.