Australia vs Canada: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Canada rank
6th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 576 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.28 terawatt-hours | 4.28 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.33 terawatt-hours | 6.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 15.54 terawatt-hours | 15.54 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 58.24 terawatt-hours | 58.24 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.3346 terawatt-hours | 414.9 terawatt-hours | 414.57 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 634.08 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 651.6 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 1,142 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 1,367 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 776.67 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 394.87 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Australia and Canada?
- 576 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.