Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Fossil fuel production by fuel
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of)
2,641 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
5th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Canada
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 2,641 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 579 terawatt-hours.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and China (People’s Republic of) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 4.28 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.28 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1920s | 6.33 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1940s | 15.54 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 15.54 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1950s | 58.24 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 56.4 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 414.9 terawatt-hours | 10.04 terawatt-hours | 404.86 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 84.93 terawatt-hours | 605.6 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 134.52 terawatt-hours | 653.05 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 191.64 terawatt-hours | 1,218 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 513.35 terawatt-hours | 1,231 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 1,328 terawatt-hours | 291.91 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 2,286 terawatt-hours | 392.43 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Canada or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 2,641 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 579 terawatt-hours, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th 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) – 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.