Electricity production from coal sources in Canada
Canada: Electricity production from coal sources was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.9% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Canada peaked at 20.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
That places Canada 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.0% | — |
| 1991 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Canada
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.2% (2024)
- Gas production 2,062 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 51,394 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,062 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 51,394 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Canada?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Canada was 2.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.