Total electricity output in Canada
Canada: Total electricity output was 670,740 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Canada, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Canada stood at 670,740 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Canada peaked at 670,740 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 482,041 GWh, in 1990.
Canada ranks 6th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Canada, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 482,041 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 508,461 GWh | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 520,279 GWh | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 532,117 GWh | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 555,673 GWh | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 560,005 GWh | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 572,929 GWh | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 573,600 GWh | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 561,649 GWh | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 578,945 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 605,596 GWh | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 589,780 GWh | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 601,158 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 589,542 GWh | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 599,865 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 621,594 GWh | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 607,359 GWh | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 626,410 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 629,362 GWh | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 606,235 GWh | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 595,840 GWh | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 629,790 GWh | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 632,810 GWh | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 660,684 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 656,114 GWh | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 670,740 GWh | +2.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 670,740 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 39.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 544,570 GWh | 482,041 GWh | 578,945 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 607,690 GWh | 589,542 GWh | 629,362 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,996 GWh | 595,840 GWh | 670,740 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Canada?
- Total electricity output in Canada was 670,740 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 670,740 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,041 GWh in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for total electricity output?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants