Canada vs Finland: Global primary energy use by source
Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland
31.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Finland rank
17th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 31.34 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1.17 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Finland ranks 17th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.54 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 0.5739 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 28.83 terawatt-hours | 0.9926 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 32 terawatt-hours | 35.82 terawatt-hours | 3.82 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 30.25 terawatt-hours | 35.34 terawatt-hours | 5.09 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 31.34 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Canada and Finland?
- 1.17 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 20th and Finland ranks 17th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.