Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Canada
Canada: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 21.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Canada recorded 21.7% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Canada peaked at 28.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 169th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.4% | — |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 21.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 36% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 20.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.8% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Canada?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Canada was 21.7% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Canada ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.