Canada vs Singapore: Primary energy from solar per person

Canada
225.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore
278.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
45th
Singapore rank
43rd

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Canada
  • Singapore
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 278.34 kilowatt-hours per person against 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 53.15 kilowatt-hours per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Singapore ranks 43rd of 79 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0.154 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.154 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2000s 0.9259 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0383 kilowatt-hours per person 0.8876 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2010s 59.72 kilowatt-hours per person 11.53 kilowatt-hours per person 48.19 kilowatt-hours per person Canada
2020s 165.35 kilowatt-hours per person 150 kilowatt-hours per person 15.35 kilowatt-hours per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Canada or Singapore?
Singapore, at 278.34 kilowatt-hours per person against 225.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Canada and Singapore?
53.15 kilowatt-hours per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Canada ranks 45th and Singapore ranks 43rd of 79 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 solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from solar per person
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
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

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