Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Canada
37.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
51.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 51.87 terawatt-hours against 37.96 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 13.91 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.73 terawatt-hours | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 61.1 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 53.56 terawatt-hours | 21.72 terawatt-hours | 31.84 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 19.84 terawatt-hours | 38.97 terawatt-hours | 19.13 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 26.08 terawatt-hours | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 15.81 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 92.97 terawatt-hours | 82.79 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 25.42 terawatt-hours | 76.31 terawatt-hours | 50.9 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -5.91 terawatt-hours | 58.7 terawatt-hours | 64.61 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 51.87 terawatt-hours against 37.96 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 13.91 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Canada ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.