Canada vs Ukraine: Annual change in primary energy from coal

Canada
-12.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
-8.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
69th
Ukraine rank
67th

Annual change in primary energy from coal over time

  • Canada
  • Ukraine
-200-1000100196619952025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports -8.59 terawatt-hours against -12.46 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 3.87 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ukraine ahead.

Canada ranks 69th and Ukraine ranks 67th of 78 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s 5.26 terawatt-hours -38.02 terawatt-hours 43.28 terawatt-hours Canada
1990s 0.2972 terawatt-hours -39.45 terawatt-hours 39.74 terawatt-hours Canada
2000s -5.56 terawatt-hours -2.42 terawatt-hours 3.14 terawatt-hours Ukraine
2010s -11.09 terawatt-hours -11.39 terawatt-hours 0.2991 terawatt-hours Canada
2020s -16.78 terawatt-hours -34.13 terawatt-hours 17.34 terawatt-hours Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Canada or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at -8.59 terawatt-hours against -12.46 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Canada and Ukraine?
3.87 terawatt-hours, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
Canada ranks 69th and Ukraine ranks 67th 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

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 4,296 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.