Canada vs Peru: Share of primary energy from coal
Canada
2.0%
in 2025
Peru
2.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
50th
Peru rank
48th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 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 Peru ranks 48th of 78 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 1.0% | 13.0% | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 2.1% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 2.0% | 11.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 3.9% | 7.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.4% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Canada or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Canada and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Peru rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 50th and Peru ranks 48th 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.