Canada vs Italy: Electricity generation from oil

Canada
7.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
6.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Italy rank
24th

Electricity generation from oil over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 7.63 terawatt-hours against 6.81 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.82 terawatt-hours.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Canada ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 24th of 209 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 10.6 terawatt-hours 87.22 terawatt-hours 76.61 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 12.57 terawatt-hours 114.67 terawatt-hours 102.1 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 14.31 terawatt-hours 63.03 terawatt-hours 48.72 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 5.23 terawatt-hours 19.3 terawatt-hours 14.07 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 7.24 terawatt-hours 11.66 terawatt-hours 4.42 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Canada or Italy?
Canada, at 7.63 terawatt-hours against 6.81 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Canada and Italy?
0.82 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
Canada ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 24th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.