Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use, per capita
Canada
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Primary energy use, per capita over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Canada, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, per capita, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, per capita between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 terawatt-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 primary energy use, per capita?
- Canada ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.