Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use per person

Canada
83,452 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
96,634 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
12th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196519952025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person against 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 13,182 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 63,637 kilowatt-hours per person 76,622 kilowatt-hours per person 12,986 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 82,525 kilowatt-hours per person 70,184 kilowatt-hours per person 12,341 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
1980s 88,319 kilowatt-hours per person 85,024 kilowatt-hours per person 3,295 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
1990s 91,100 kilowatt-hours per person 85,012 kilowatt-hours per person 6,088 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2000s 96,032 kilowatt-hours per person 86,477 kilowatt-hours per person 9,556 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2010s 92,856 kilowatt-hours per person 100,263 kilowatt-hours per person 7,407 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 83,747 kilowatt-hours per person 95,685 kilowatt-hours per person 11,938 kilowatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person against 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
13,182 kilowatt-hours per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Canada ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.