Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Oil production
Canada
3,514 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,232 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd
Oil production over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,232 terawatt-hours against 3,514 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2,718 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | 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 terawatt-hours | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1930s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 0.7164 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1940s | 16.13 terawatt-hours | 80.61 terawatt-hours | 64.48 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 519.72 terawatt-hours | 340.08 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 492.89 terawatt-hours | 1,283 terawatt-hours | 789.95 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 954.32 terawatt-hours | 4,336 terawatt-hours | 3,382 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 982.74 terawatt-hours | 3,487 terawatt-hours | 2,504 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,263 terawatt-hours | 4,918 terawatt-hours | 3,655 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1,658 terawatt-hours | 5,458 terawatt-hours | 3,800 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 6,356 terawatt-hours | 3,900 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 6,169 terawatt-hours | 2,946 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6,232 terawatt-hours against 3,514 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,718 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil production?
- Canada ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd 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.