Canada vs Korea: Oil consumption
Canada
1,222 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
1,506 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Korea rank
8th
Oil consumption over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1,506 terawatt-hours against 1,222 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 284 terawatt-hours.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 722.9 terawatt-hours | 42.77 terawatt-hours | 680.14 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 999.2 terawatt-hours | 173.76 terawatt-hours | 825.44 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 970.54 terawatt-hours | 335.34 terawatt-hours | 635.2 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,007 terawatt-hours | 1,020 terawatt-hours | 12.48 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 1,221 terawatt-hours | 1,250 terawatt-hours | 29.46 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 1,275 terawatt-hours | 1,396 terawatt-hours | 121.81 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 1,175 terawatt-hours | 1,494 terawatt-hours | 319.09 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Canada or Korea?
- Korea, at 1,506 terawatt-hours against 1,222 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Canada and Korea?
- 284 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for oil consumption?
- Canada ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.