Electricity demand in Canada
Canada: Electricity demand was 645.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Canada is 645.64 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Canada peaked at 645.64 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 565.46 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Canada 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Canada, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 567.99 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 565.46 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 578.48 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 582.53 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 587.97 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 596.65 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 589.32 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 603.24 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 602.95 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 580.25 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 582.01 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 601.59 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 589.79 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 603.81 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 607.36 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 601.55 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 603.33 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 607.11 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 613 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 608.62 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 598.25 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 605.11 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 612.97 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 613.63 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 624.36 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 645.64 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 645.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 17.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 585.48 terawatt-hours | 565.46 terawatt-hours | 603.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 601.82 terawatt-hours | 582.01 terawatt-hours | 613 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 616.66 terawatt-hours | 598.25 terawatt-hours | 645.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More energy & mining data for Canada
- 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)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Canada?
- Electricity demand in Canada was 645.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 645.64 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 565.46 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for electricity demand?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.