Canada

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 46. Electricity use, kWh per person: 14,655 (2025). World rank 8 of 149; in Americas, 1 of 26. Scientific articles per year: 63,720 (2023). World rank 10 of 197; in Americas, 2 of 37. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 15,840 → 14,655 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 20.4% → 21.7%. Better than all its neighbours (United States): home broadband per 100 people, renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, researchers per million people, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (United States): using the internet and research spending.