Canada vs United States: Oil consumption per person
Canada
30,453 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
29,135 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
United States rank
31st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30,453 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 1,318 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and United States ranks 31st of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,417 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 128.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 43,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 43,299 kilowatt-hours per person | 179.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 37,590 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 486.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 34,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,066 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 37,767 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,469 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,299 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 35,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,472 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,084 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 30,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,401 kilowatt-hours per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 30,453 kilowatt-hours per person against 29,135 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Canada and United States?
- 1,318 kilowatt-hours per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 28th and United States ranks 31st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.