Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Canada
Canada: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Canada stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Canada ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
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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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Canada?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Canada was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).