Canada vs Japan: Primary energy use
Canada
3,349 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
4,578 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Japan rank
5th
Primary energy use over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4,578 terawatt-hours against 3,349 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1,229 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,299 terawatt-hours | 2,216 terawatt-hours | 916.89 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 1,899 terawatt-hours | 3,932 terawatt-hours | 2,033 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,285 terawatt-hours | 4,358 terawatt-hours | 2,073 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,668 terawatt-hours | 5,680 terawatt-hours | 3,012 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,103 terawatt-hours | 6,130 terawatt-hours | 3,027 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,331 terawatt-hours | 5,357 terawatt-hours | 2,027 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,275 terawatt-hours | 4,690 terawatt-hours | 1,415 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 4,578 terawatt-hours against 3,349 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Canada and Japan?
- 1,229 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for primary energy use?
- Canada ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 218 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 Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.