Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Canada
65.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
96.06 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 96.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 30.92 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 76.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 71.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 70.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 70.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 76.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 71.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 100.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 96.06 kilowatt-hours per person against 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 30.92 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 per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.