Canada vs United States of America: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Canada
7.7%
in 2025
United States of America
9.6%
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
United States of America rank
16th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 9.6% against 7.7% in Canada, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 9.5% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 10.0% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 9.9% | 1.6% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 9.6% against 7.7% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Canada and United States of America?
- 1.9%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Canada ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 16th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.