5x per capita? Sure ok lets work with that number. We are definitely more wealthy per capita as well. We consume what they pollute to make. So perhaps it could be argued that number is higher.
However, part of the problem in the significance of this statement is the fact that Canada's per capita is based on a population density 100 times smaller, and it is a country that is much more northerly than China to boot. This is what bugs me. A tiny country like Denmark can in no way be compared to a country like Canada, and neither can China. We aren't comparing apples to apples. 33 million people strung out over 5,000 km is unheard of anywhere else in the world. The energy to move energy let alone food and clothing, absolutely should be expected to be far higher than a country where people stand almost shoulder to shoulder. Hong Kong's density is more than 6,000 people per sq km for pity sake. One city in China has the population of all of Canada.
Consider how the energy per capita increases dramatically from the 49th parallel:
It is reflected in cost of food: 4.00 per gallon of milk in Inuvik. Natural gas, Canada's mainstay for heat peters out delivery less than 1/2 way up its main land mass. From there, its oil heat.
There is no way to compare Canada's energy consumption with any other country in the world. To do so is a fool's errand.
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