Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Canada
65.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
99.41 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
5th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 99.41 kilowatt-hours per person against 65.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 34.27 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 51.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 70.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 48.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 70.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 67.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 76.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 130.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 71.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 151.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 110.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 99.41 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34.27 kilowatt-hours per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 5th 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.