Country energy profile · Canada · 2025
What percentage of Canada’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 78.1% of Canada’s total energy. Natural gas is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 36.5%, natural gas 39.5%, coal 2.0% · non-fossil 21.9%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Canada energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 78.1% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Natural gas |
| Change since 2010 | -0.5 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 234.5 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 13.2 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 23.4% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #10 of 80 |
Is Canada getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Canada
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Canada’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 78.1% |
| Oil | 36.5% |
| Gas | 39.5% |
| Coal | 2.0% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 23.4% |
| Low-carbon share | 76.5% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 65.6% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 10.8% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Canada's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 78.1% of Canada's total primary energy: oil 36.5%, natural gas 39.5% and coal 2.0%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Canada's main energy source?
Canada's largest fossil fuel is natural gas. Non-fossil sources make up 21.9% of its energy.
Is Canada reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Canada's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 0.5 percentage points, to 78.1%.
How much of Canada's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 23.4% of Canada's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 78.1% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.