Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada
Canada: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada stood at -1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.1% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada peaked at -1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -10.6%, in 2016.
That places Canada 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.3% | — |
| 2001 | -3.9% | -37.5% |
| 2002 | -3.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -73.3% |
| 2004 | -1.8% | +81.8% |
| 2005 | -4.0% | +123.2% |
| 2006 | -3.2% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | -5.1% | +58.2% |
| 2008 | -5.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | -5.8% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | -4.3% | -25.8% |
| 2011 | -6.1% | +41.8% |
| 2012 | -7.9% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | -8.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | -7.5% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | -9.9% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | -10.6% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | -10.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -7.9% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | -7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | -9.6% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | -7.8% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | -8.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | -4.5% | -45.7% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | -56.0% |
| 2025 | -1.1% | -47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -6.3% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.1% | -10.6% | -4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.6% | -9.6% | -1.1% | 6 |
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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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Canada was -1.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was -1.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.6% in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Canada ranks 178th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.