Coal production in Canada
Canada: Coal production was 302.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
302.64 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
13th
of 220 countries
All-time high
527.21 terawatt-hours
in 1997
All-time low
42.67 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production in Canada, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Canada recorded 302.64 terawatt-hours for coal production in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Canada peaked at 527.21 terawatt-hours in 1997 and was at its lowest, 42.67 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Canada 13th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Canada, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 42.67 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 47.9 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 1902 | 55.15 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 1903 | 58.79 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 60.97 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 64.16 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 72.1 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 1907 | 77.62 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1908 | 80.39 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1909 | 77.55 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1910 | 95.34 terawatt-hours | +22.9% |
| 1911 | 83.62 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 1912 | 107.18 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 1913 | 110.86 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1914 | 100.72 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1915 | 97.98 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 106.96 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1917 | 103.74 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 124.95 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 1919 | 115.87 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 1920 | 141.58 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 1921 | 125.77 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 1922 | 127.43 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1923 | 141.4 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 1924 | 116.55 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 1925 | 113.11 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 137.66 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 1927 | 145.69 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1928 | 146.82 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 146.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 125.25 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 1931 | 93.37 terawatt-hours | -25.5% |
| 1932 | 90.64 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1933 | 92.04 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 106.05 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1935 | 106.68 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 117.02 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 1937 | 121.63 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1938 | 110.12 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1939 | 120.17 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 1940 | 134.62 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1941 | 140.48 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 145.11 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 139.3 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 131.83 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1945 | 128.72 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 1946 | 137.54 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 1947 | 124.18 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 1948 | 143.32 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1949 | 149.52 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 151.13 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 147.14 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 139.08 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 1953 | 126.41 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1954 | 119.54 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1955 | 119.64 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 120.56 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 107.41 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 1958 | 96.32 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1959 | 87.13 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1960 | 89.23 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 86.14 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 85.44 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 85.46 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 91.83 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 94.31 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 91.83 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 91.15 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 91.15 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 87.78 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 139.59 terawatt-hours | +59.0% |
| 1971 | 150.79 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 167.53 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 184.56 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 190.22 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 223.29 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 230.28 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 260.32 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 272.89 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 294.84 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 228.59 terawatt-hours | -22.5% |
| 1981 | 269.32 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 285.63 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 296.11 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 387.89 terawatt-hours | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 413.09 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 383.92 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 387.2 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 448.39 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 477.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 464.75 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 485.55 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 431.54 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 458.7 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 482.02 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 500.23 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 508.95 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 527.21 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 498.63 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 479.28 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 454.52 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 462.9 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 398.46 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 369.97 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 394.37 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 418.35 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 407.61 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 418.78 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 420.18 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 391.37 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 415.09 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 414.22 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 416.85 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 419.49 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 416.66 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 375.62 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 381.34 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 369.54 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 340.36 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 334.61 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 318.46 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 336.05 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 337.71 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 352.5 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 318.34 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 302.64 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +59.0% | 87.78 terawatt-hours | 139.59 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63.73 terawatt-hours | 42.67 terawatt-hours | 80.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 104.72 terawatt-hours | 83.62 terawatt-hours | 124.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 134.29 terawatt-hours | 113.11 terawatt-hours | 146.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 108.3 terawatt-hours | 90.64 terawatt-hours | 125.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 137.46 terawatt-hours | 124.18 terawatt-hours | 149.52 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 121.44 terawatt-hours | 87.13 terawatt-hours | 151.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 89.43 terawatt-hours | 85.44 terawatt-hours | 94.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 211.43 terawatt-hours | 139.59 terawatt-hours | 294.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 357.75 terawatt-hours | 228.59 terawatt-hours | 477.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.68 terawatt-hours | 431.54 terawatt-hours | 527.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 413.65 terawatt-hours | 369.97 terawatt-hours | 462.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.38 terawatt-hours | 334.61 terawatt-hours | 419.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 327.62 terawatt-hours | 302.64 terawatt-hours | 352.5 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Canada?
- Coal production in Canada was 302.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 527.21 terawatt-hours in 1997.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.67 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Canada rank for coal production?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.