Canada vs France: Share of primary energy from coal
Canada
2.0%
in 2025
France
1.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
50th
France rank
53rd
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 50th and France ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 34.8% | 20.8% | France |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 18.1% | 7.4% | France |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 6.9% | 4.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 4.9% | 6.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 2.0% against 1.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Canada and France?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 50th and France ranks 53rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.