Canada vs United States: Oil production
Canada
3,514 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
10,350 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
United States rank
1st
Oil production over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10,350 terawatt-hours against 3,514 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 6,836 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 2.9 times Canada's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 1st of 220 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9595 terawatt-hours | 190.47 terawatt-hours | 189.51 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1910s | 0.3826 terawatt-hours | 438.99 terawatt-hours | 438.61 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1920s | 0.5896 terawatt-hours | 1,161 terawatt-hours | 1,160 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1930s | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 1,610 terawatt-hours | 1,606 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1940s | 16.13 terawatt-hours | 2,592 terawatt-hours | 2,576 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1950s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 3,760 terawatt-hours | 3,581 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1960s | 492.89 terawatt-hours | 4,877 terawatt-hours | 4,384 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 954.32 terawatt-hours | 5,751 terawatt-hours | 4,797 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 982.74 terawatt-hours | 5,530 terawatt-hours | 4,548 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 1,263 terawatt-hours | 4,540 terawatt-hours | 3,276 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1,658 terawatt-hours | 3,763 terawatt-hours | 2,104 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 5,992 terawatt-hours | 3,537 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 9,269 terawatt-hours | 6,046 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 10,350 terawatt-hours against 3,514 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Canada and United States?
- 6,836 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for oil production?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 1st 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.