Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 724 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 0 terawatt-hours | 58.24 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 414.9 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | 406.05 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 29.42 terawatt-hours | 661.11 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 787.57 terawatt-hours | 183.08 terawatt-hours | 604.49 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 394.68 terawatt-hours | 1,015 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 630.75 terawatt-hours | 1,113 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 994.62 terawatt-hours | 625.44 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 695.73 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Canada, at 2,062 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 724 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 220 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.