Australia vs Canada: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-15.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
-12.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
71st
Canada rank
69th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports -12.46 terawatt-hours against -15.12 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.66 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 71st and Canada ranks 69th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 terawatt-hours | 0.8461 terawatt-hours | 5.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.63 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 5.79 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 11.84 terawatt-hours | 12.1 terawatt-hours | 0.2554 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 15.35 terawatt-hours | 0.2972 terawatt-hours | 15.05 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 12.3 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | -16.84 terawatt-hours | -11.09 terawatt-hours | 5.75 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | -13.51 terawatt-hours | -16.78 terawatt-hours | 3.27 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at -12.46 terawatt-hours against -15.12 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Australia and Canada?
- 2.66 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 71st and Canada ranks 69th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.