Primary energy use per person in Canada
Canada: Primary energy use per person was 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83,452 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 218 countries
All-time high
98,796 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2007
All-time low
58,823 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Primary energy use per person in Canada, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use per person in Canada is 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Canada peaked at 98,796 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58,823 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Canada 14th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Primary energy use per person in Canada, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 58,823 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 60,959 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 62,926 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 66,519 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 68,955 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 72,728 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 73,532 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 77,379 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 83,268 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 83,857 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 81,867 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 84,585 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 88,900 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 88,814 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 90,318 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 90,786 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 87,849 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 84,215 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 82,198 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 86,322 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 87,723 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 87,385 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89,421 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 93,240 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 94,048 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 87,920 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 86,483 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 87,702 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 89,021 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 91,917 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 93,200 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 93,946 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 93,922 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 92,508 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 94,382 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 95,859 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 94,303 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 96,334 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 96,990 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 98,085 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96,909 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 96,027 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 98,796 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 96,039 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 90,980 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 92,180 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 94,184 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 93,125 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 94,787 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 94,638 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93,600 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91,504 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 91,599 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92,210 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90,731 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 83,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 83,905 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85,002 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 83,564 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 83,032 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 34,643 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,637 kilowatt-hours per person | 58,823 kilowatt-hours per person | 68,955 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 82,525 kilowatt-hours per person | 72,728 kilowatt-hours per person | 90,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 82,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,048 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,100 kilowatt-hours per person | 86,483 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,382 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 90,980 kilowatt-hours per person | 98,796 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 90,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,787 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,747 kilowatt-hours per person | 83,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 85,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 99,506 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96,634 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Oman 87,463 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 United States 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 South Korea 69,745 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Malta 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use per person in Canada?
- Primary energy use per person in Canada was 83,452 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 98,796 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,823 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for primary energy use per person?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.