Canada vs United States: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita
Canada
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
United States rank
12th
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States 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 ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and United States ranks 12th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States |
| 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?
- United States, 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?
- 0 terawatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Canada ranks 13th and United States 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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About this data
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.