Canada vs Spain: Electricity generation from oil
Canada
7.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
10.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Spain rank
19th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.03 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6 terawatt-hours | 7.29 terawatt-hours | 3.32 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.57 terawatt-hours | 15.05 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.31 terawatt-hours | 25.32 terawatt-hours | 11.01 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 16.89 terawatt-hours | 11.66 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.24 terawatt-hours | 11.13 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.03 terawatt-hours against 7.63 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Canada and Spain?
- 2.4 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th 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.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.