Canada vs Indonesia: Fossil fuel consumption
Canada
2,614 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
2,825 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
11th
Indonesia rank
10th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2,825 terawatt-hours against 2,614 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 211 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,164 terawatt-hours | 79.86 terawatt-hours | 1,084 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 1,645 terawatt-hours | 160.23 terawatt-hours | 1,485 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 1,815 terawatt-hours | 397.36 terawatt-hours | 1,418 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 2,062 terawatt-hours | 812.52 terawatt-hours | 1,250 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,457 terawatt-hours | 1,355 terawatt-hours | 1,102 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,574 terawatt-hours | 1,837 terawatt-hours | 737.12 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,525 terawatt-hours | 2,383 terawatt-hours | 141.37 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Canada or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 2,825 terawatt-hours against 2,614 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Canada and Indonesia?
- 211 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Canada ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.