Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago: Fossil fuel consumption per person
Canada
65,136 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
99,409 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
11th
Fossil fuel consumption per person over time
- Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person against 65,136 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 34,273 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.5 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 215 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 | 57,016 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,827 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 71,555 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,244 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,311 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 70,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 48,816 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,379 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 70,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,417 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 76,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 130,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 54,905 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 71,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 151,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 79,760 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 64,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 110,326 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,770 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Canada or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 99,409 kilowatt-hours per person against 65,136 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34,273 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 fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 14th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person. 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 per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.