Canada vs Netherlands: Global primary energy use by source
Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
22.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.17 terawatt-hours against 22.76 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 7.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 0.1836 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 3.38 terawatt-hours | 15.93 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 11.77 terawatt-hours | 16.07 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 32 terawatt-hours | 17.31 terawatt-hours | 14.68 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.25 terawatt-hours | 25.96 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Canada or Netherlands?
- Canada, at 30.17 terawatt-hours against 22.76 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Canada and Netherlands?
- 7.41 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 23rd 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.