IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Canada
Canada: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 0.8102 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8102 Index
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
82nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
4.68 Index
in 1968
All-time low
0.6561 Index
in 2021
Years of data
66
1960–2025
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.8102 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Canada peaked at 4.68 Index in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6561 Index, in 2021.
Canada ranks 82nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Canada, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.03 Index | — |
| 1961 | 1.31 Index | +27.2% |
| 1962 | 1.25 Index | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.28 Index | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.67 Index | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 2.2 Index | +31.9% |
| 1966 | 2.24 Index | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.22 Index | +43.5% |
| 1968 | 4.68 Index | +45.3% |
| 1969 | 4.53 Index | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 3.06 Index | -32.4% |
| 1971 | 2.89 Index | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 2.38 Index | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 3.36 Index | +41.0% |
| 1974 | 3.63 Index | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 3.68 Index | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.42 Index | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 4.28 Index | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 4.48 Index | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 4.1 Index | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 3.7 Index | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 2.65 Index | -28.4% |
| 1982 | 2.8 Index | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 2.12 Index | -24.5% |
| 1984 | 1.43 Index | -32.4% |
| 1985 | 1.48 Index | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.32 Index | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 2.03 Index | +54.0% |
| 1988 | 2.34 Index | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 3.64 Index | +55.4% |
| 1990 | 3.41 Index | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 2.78 Index | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 2.99 Index | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 2.25 Index | -24.7% |
| 1994 | 1.81 Index | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 2.12 Index | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 1.78 Index | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 2.29 Index | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2 Index | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 2.73 Index | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.42 Index | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 2.86 Index | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 2.31 Index | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 3.66 Index | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 3.87 Index | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.52 Index | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 Index | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 Index | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.66 Index | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 Index | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.38 Index | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 Index | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 Index | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 Index | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 Index | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 Index | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.17 Index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8554 Index | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8835 Index | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7787 Index | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6959 Index | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6561 Index | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8101 Index | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7039 Index | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7765 Index | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8102 Index | +4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.8102 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7507 Index, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.34 Index | 1.03 Index | 4.68 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.63 Index | 2.38 Index | 4.48 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 Index | 1.32 Index | 3.7 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 Index | 1.78 Index | 3.41 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 Index | 1.66 Index | 3.87 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 Index | 0.7787 Index | 1.38 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7421 Index | 0.6561 Index | 0.8102 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Canada?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Canada was 0.8102 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 Index in 1968.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6561 Index in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Canada ranks 82nd out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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