Canada vs Russia: Gas production
Canada
2,062 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
6,094 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Russia rank
2nd
Gas production over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 4,032 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 3.0 times Canada's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and Russia ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 865.68 terawatt-hours | 4,993 terawatt-hours | 4,128 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 1,410 terawatt-hours | 5,613 terawatt-hours | 4,203 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 5,716 terawatt-hours | 3,972 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1,620 terawatt-hours | 6,180 terawatt-hours | 4,560 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 1,894 terawatt-hours | 6,308 terawatt-hours | 4,414 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas production, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,062 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas production between Canada and Russia?
- 4,032 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for gas production?
- Canada ranks 6th and Russia ranks 2nd 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 Gas production. 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.