Canada vs CIS (EI): Fossil fuel production by fuel
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
7,984 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Canada
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
CIS (EI) currently reports 7,984 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 5,922 terawatt-hours.
That makes CIS (EI)'s figure about 3.9 times Canada's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, CIS (EI) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
CIS (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 2,713 terawatt-hours | 2,022 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 5,570 terawatt-hours | 4,782 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 6,571 terawatt-hours | 5,161 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 7,030 terawatt-hours | 5,286 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 7,822 terawatt-hours | 6,202 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 8,153 terawatt-hours | 6,259 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Canada or CIS (EI)?
- CIS (EI), at 7,984 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 CIS (EI)?
- 5,922 terawatt-hours, with CIS (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and CIS (EI)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and CIS (EI) rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Canada ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 219 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.