Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Oil production
Canada
3,514 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of)
2,513 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
7th
Oil production over time
- Canada
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3,514 terawatt-hours against 2,513 terawatt-hours in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1,001 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and China (People’s Republic of) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9595 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9595 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.5757 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1940s | 16.13 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 12.56 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1950s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 165.79 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1960s | 492.89 terawatt-hours | 130.22 terawatt-hours | 362.67 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 954.32 terawatt-hours | 816.72 terawatt-hours | 137.6 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 982.74 terawatt-hours | 1,389 terawatt-hours | 406.34 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 1,263 terawatt-hours | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 480.63 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 1,658 terawatt-hours | 2,059 terawatt-hours | 400.69 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 2,351 terawatt-hours | 104.81 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 2,397 terawatt-hours | 826.11 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Canada or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Canada, at 3,514 terawatt-hours against 2,513 terawatt-hours in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 1,001 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for oil production?
- Canada ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th 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 Oil 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.