Canada vs Kuwait: Electricity demand per person
Canada
16,090 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
18,402 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Kuwait rank
4th
Electricity demand per person over time
- Canada
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18,402 kilowatt-hours against 16,090 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2,312 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,123 kilowatt-hours | 18,694 kilowatt-hours | 570.6 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16,783 kilowatt-hours | 17,713 kilowatt-hours | 930.02 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 15,769 kilowatt-hours | 18,295 kilowatt-hours | 2,526 kilowatt-hours | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity demand per person, Canada or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 18,402 kilowatt-hours against 16,090 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Canada and Kuwait?
- 2,312 kilowatt-hours, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Kuwait rank globally for electricity demand per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand 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.