Canada vs Sweden: Electricity generation from oil per person
Canada
190.15 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
184.86 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
80th
Sweden rank
82nd
Electricity generation from oil per person over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 190.15 kilowatt-hours against 184.86 kilowatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 5.29 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 430.72 kilowatt-hours | 483.75 kilowatt-hours | 53.03 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 445.06 kilowatt-hours | 410.37 kilowatt-hours | 34.69 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 146.93 kilowatt-hours | 296.64 kilowatt-hours | 149.71 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 185.08 kilowatt-hours | 221.42 kilowatt-hours | 36.34 kilowatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 190.15 kilowatt-hours against 184.86 kilowatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between Canada and Sweden?
- 5.29 kilowatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Canada ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd 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 oil 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.