Electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada
Canada: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Canada recorded 16.4% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1991.
Canada ranks 76th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +48.7% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +36.2% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada was 16.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Canada ranks 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.