Canada vs Puerto Rico: Electricity generation from oil
Canada
7.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Puerto Rico
9.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
20th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 9.65 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 209 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.31 terawatt-hours | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 11.11 terawatt-hours | 5.88 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 7.24 terawatt-hours | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 9.65 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 2.02 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 20th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.