Canada vs Russia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita

Canada
65.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia
54.04 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Russia rank
11th

Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Russia
020406080196519952025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 54.04 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia, a difference of 11.1 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 8th and Russia ranks 11th of 76 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 70.15 kilowatt-hours per person 62.59 kilowatt-hours per person 7.56 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
1990s 70.39 kilowatt-hours per person 50.39 kilowatt-hours per person 20 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2000s 76.04 kilowatt-hours per person 45.85 kilowatt-hours per person 30.2 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2010s 71.77 kilowatt-hours per person 49.16 kilowatt-hours per person 22.61 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2020s 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person 51.57 kilowatt-hours per person 12.98 kilowatt-hours per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Russia?
Canada, at 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person against 54.04 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Russia?
11.1 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Canada and Russia rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
Canada ranks 8th and Russia ranks 11th of 76 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
76 places, 3,792 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

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