Canada vs Iran: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Canada
1,323 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
2,563 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Iran rank
4th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Canada
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2,563 terawatt-hours against 1,323 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1,240 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Iran ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 259.97 terawatt-hours | 8.91 terawatt-hours | 251.06 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 443.04 terawatt-hours | 40.03 terawatt-hours | 403.01 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 545.3 terawatt-hours | 91.27 terawatt-hours | 454.03 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 741.84 terawatt-hours | 332.77 terawatt-hours | 409.07 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 888.93 terawatt-hours | 959.69 terawatt-hours | 70.76 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 1,074 terawatt-hours | 1,794 terawatt-hours | 719.62 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 1,243 terawatt-hours | 2,437 terawatt-hours | 1,194 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Canada or Iran?
- Iran, at 2,563 terawatt-hours against 1,323 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Canada and Iran?
- 1,240 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iran rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and Iran ranks 4th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.