Net electricity imports in Canada
Canada: Net electricity imports was -6.8 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Canada stood at -6.8 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 45.3% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Canada peaked at -5.74 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, -63.8 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
That places Canada 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Canada, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -35.83 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | -22.3 terawatt-hours | -37.8% |
| 2002 | -21.31 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2003 | -5.74 terawatt-hours | -73.1% |
| 2004 | -10.53 terawatt-hours | +83.4% |
| 2005 | -23.85 terawatt-hours | +126.5% |
| 2006 | -19.11 terawatt-hours | -19.9% |
| 2007 | -30.95 terawatt-hours | +62.0% |
| 2008 | -32.16 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2009 | -33.62 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2010 | -25.02 terawatt-hours | -25.6% |
| 2011 | -36.68 terawatt-hours | +46.6% |
| 2012 | -46.75 terawatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 2013 | -51.88 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2014 | -45.61 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2015 | -59.53 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2016 | -63.8 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2017 | -62.24 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2018 | -48.2 terawatt-hours | -22.6% |
| 2019 | -47.08 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2020 | -57.64 terawatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2021 | -47.29 terawatt-hours | -18.0% |
| 2022 | -51.11 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2023 | -27.76 terawatt-hours | -45.7% |
| 2024 | -12.43 terawatt-hours | -55.2% |
| 2025 | -6.8 terawatt-hours | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.54 terawatt-hours | -35.83 terawatt-hours | -5.74 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -48.68 terawatt-hours | -63.8 terawatt-hours | -25.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -33.84 terawatt-hours | -57.64 terawatt-hours | -6.8 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 200 Tajikistan -5.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 201 South Africa -5.92 terawatt-hours compare
- 202 Israel -6.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 204 Czechia -7.46 terawatt-hours compare
- 205 Turkmenistan -9 terawatt-hours compare
- 206 Spain -12.79 terawatt-hours compare
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 net electricity imports in Canada?
- Net electricity imports in Canada was -6.8 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was -5.74 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.8 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for net electricity imports?
- Canada ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.