Canada vs United States of America: Primary energy use, per capita
Canada
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
12th
United States of America rank
13th
Primary energy use, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in United States of America, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 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 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, per capita, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, per capita between Canada and United States of America?
- 0 terawatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for primary energy use, per capita?
- Canada ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th 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.