Canada vs Norway: Share of primary energy from coal
Canada
2.0%
in 2025
Norway
2.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
50th
Norway rank
47th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.7% against 2.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th of 78 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 5.0% | 8.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 3.8% | 8.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 2.9% | 8.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.7% against 2.0% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Canada and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th 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.