Canada vs United States: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Canada
6,406 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
7,208 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
United States rank
9th
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 7,208 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,406 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 802 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 136.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.91 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 2,134 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,098 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 6,841 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,913 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 8,838 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,699 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,139 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 7,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,490 kilowatt-hours per person | 497.23 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 8,357 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 513.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 6,910 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,261 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.11 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 7,208 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,406 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Canada and United States?
- 802 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 217 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 Primary energy from nuclear 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 of total energy supply per person.