Electricity demand per person in Canada
Canada: Electricity demand per person was 16,090 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Canada is 16,090 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Canada peaked at 18,392 kilowatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15,614 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.
That places Canada 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Canada, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,386 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 18,116 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 18,344 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18,298 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18,298 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,392 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17,990 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18,229 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 18,026 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 17,154 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 17,019 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17,409 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 16,888 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,108 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17,044 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16,727 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 16,596 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16,494 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16,436 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,108 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15,672 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 15,736 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15,790 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15,614 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 15,710 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16,090 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 16,090 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,123 kilowatt-hours | 17,154 kilowatt-hours | 18,392 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,783 kilowatt-hours | 16,108 kilowatt-hours | 17,409 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,769 kilowatt-hours | 15,614 kilowatt-hours | 16,090 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Canada?
- Electricity demand per person in Canada was 16,090 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18,392 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,614 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for electricity demand per person?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.