Canada vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Canada
-12.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-14.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
69th
United Kingdom rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports -12.46 terawatt-hours against -14.84 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.38 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 70th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8461 terawatt-hours | -45.32 terawatt-hours | 46.17 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | -29.49 terawatt-hours | 32.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.1 terawatt-hours | -13.31 terawatt-hours | 25.41 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2972 terawatt-hours | -35.71 terawatt-hours | 36.01 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | -5.56 terawatt-hours | -5.22 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -11.09 terawatt-hours | -27.78 terawatt-hours | 16.69 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | -16.78 terawatt-hours | -9.19 terawatt-hours | 7.59 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at -12.46 terawatt-hours against -14.84 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 2.38 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 69th and United Kingdom ranks 70th 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.