Canada vs Qatar: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1,835 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Qatar rank
7th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Canada
- Qatar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 227 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 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 | 0 terawatt-hours | 58.24 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 414.9 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 412.73 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 673.48 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 731.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 110.17 terawatt-hours | 1,300 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 494.68 terawatt-hours | 1,249 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | 26.79 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 1,791 terawatt-hours | 102.99 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Canada or Qatar?
- Canada, at 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Canada and Qatar?
- 227 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th 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.