Canada vs Libya: Electricity generation from oil
Canada
7.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Libya
8.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Canada rank
22nd
Libya rank
21st
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Canada
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.8 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.31 terawatt-hours | 15.13 terawatt-hours | 0.819 terawatt-hours | Libya |
| 2010s | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 13.39 terawatt-hours | 8.16 terawatt-hours | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.16 terawatt-hours | 8.41 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Canada or Libya?
- Libya, at 8.8 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Canada and Libya?
- 1.17 terawatt-hours, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Libya rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 21st of 214 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.