Canada vs USSR: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
5,564 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Canada rank
6th
USSR rank
3rd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5,564 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 3,502 terawatt-hours.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1900 it was USSR ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | 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 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 4.6 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 16.82 terawatt-hours | 6.98 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1940s | 15.54 terawatt-hours | 38.67 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1950s | 58.24 terawatt-hours | 140.47 terawatt-hours | 82.23 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1960s | 414.9 terawatt-hours | 1,194 terawatt-hours | 778.74 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 690.54 terawatt-hours | 2,713 terawatt-hours | 2,022 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 709.46 terawatt-hours | 4,782 terawatt-hours | 4,073 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Canada or USSR?
- USSR, at 5,564 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 1984.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Canada and USSR?
- 3,502 terawatt-hours, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 1984.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.