Canada vs France: Primary energy use by source
Canada
52.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
50.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
France rank
9th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 52.58 terawatt-hours against 50.3 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2.28 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 9th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | 0.0088 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.01 terawatt-hours | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 0.2136 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 20.99 terawatt-hours | 20.49 terawatt-hours | 0.5003 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 42.28 terawatt-hours | 44.35 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 52.58 terawatt-hours against 50.3 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Canada and France?
- 2.28 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 9th of 79 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 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.