Canada vs Qatar: Electricity generation per person
Canada
16,260 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
18,030 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Qatar rank
5th
Electricity generation per person over time
- Canada
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 18,030 kilowatt-hours against 16,260 kilowatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1,770 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,255 kilowatt-hours | 11,061 kilowatt-hours | 7,195 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 18,545 kilowatt-hours | 12,089 kilowatt-hours | 6,456 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 18,850 kilowatt-hours | 15,894 kilowatt-hours | 2,956 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 18,135 kilowatt-hours | 17,190 kilowatt-hours | 944.98 kilowatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 16,643 kilowatt-hours | 18,416 kilowatt-hours | 1,773 kilowatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, Canada or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 18,030 kilowatt-hours against 16,260 kilowatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Canada and Qatar?
- 1,770 kilowatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Qatar?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation per person?
- Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 5th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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.