Electric power consumption in Canada
Canada: Electric power consumption was 14,094 kWh per capita in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electric power consumption in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
Canada recorded 14,094 kWh per capita for electric power consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Canada peaked at 17,853 kWh per capita in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,094 kWh per capita, in 2024.
Canada ranks 8th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,440 kWh per capita | 16,191 kWh per capita | 16,702 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,067 kWh per capita | 16,318 kWh per capita | 17,853 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,983 kWh per capita | 15,204 kWh per capita | 16,607 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,647 kWh per capita | 14,094 kWh per capita | 15,004 kWh per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 5 Kuwait 16,496 kWh per capita compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 15,285 kWh per capita compare
- 7 Finland 14,819 kWh per capita compare
- 9 United States 12,839 kWh per capita compare
- 10 Sweden 12,226 kWh per capita compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 11,911 kWh per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Ores and metals exports 7.2% (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.9% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 19.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Canada?
- Electric power consumption in Canada was 14,094 kWh per capita in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17,853 kWh per capita in 2005.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,094 kWh per capita in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for electric power consumption?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.