Canada

Country Analysis Brief Overview

Canada is one of the world's five largest energy producers and is the principal source of U.S. energy imports.
Canada's unconventional oil sands are a significant contributor to the recent and expected growth in the world's liquid fuel supply and comprise the vast majority of the country's proven oil reserves, which rank third globally.
Canada is the world's third-largest producer of dry natural gas and the source of most U.S. natural gas imports.
Canada is a net exporter of electricity to the United States, and most of its power needs are met by hydroelectricity.

Analysis Last Updated: September 17, 2012

Overview data for Canada

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)			2011					2012
		History	Canada	North America	OECD	World	Rank	Canada
Total Oil Production	Production of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas plant liquids, and other liquids, and refinery processing gain (loss). Negative value indicates refinery processing loss.	Total Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	3,597.33	16,693	21,620	87,329	6	3,867.99
Crude Oil Production	Includes lease condensate.	Crude Oil Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,900.65	11,152	14,908	74,136	6	3,136.11
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum products and direct combustion of crude oil.	Petroleum Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,289.31	23,382	46,501	87,605	9	2,327.34
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Total Oil Production – Consumption. Negative numbers are Net Imports.	Petroleum Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,308.02	-6,690	-24,882	--	154	1,540.65
Refinery Capacity	Crude oil distillation capacity as of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Refinery Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	1,902	21,178	45,873	88,097	11	1,918
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Petroleum Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	175.21	209	224	1,474	4	173.63
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)			2010					2011
		History	Canada	North America	World	Rank		Canada
Production	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	5,390	28,504	111,954	3		5,218
Consumption	Dry natural gas.	Natural Gas Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,913	29,286	113,321	10		3,164
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports - Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Note: Data range begins with the year 1990.	Natural Gas Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	2,477	-629	--	89		2,055
Proved Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet)	As of January 1. Sources: U.S. data from EIA; Other countries from Oil & Gas Journal.	Natural Gas Proved Reserves Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	62	347	6,637	20		62
Coal (Million Short Tons)			2010					2011
		History	Canada	North America	World	Rank		Canada
Production	Production of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale).	Coal Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	74.843	1,170	7,954	13		73.981
Consumption	Consumption of primary coal (includes anthracite, bituminous, lignite, and for Estonia, oil shale) and net imports of metallurgical coke.	Coal Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	53.841	1,125	7,770	19		47.123
Net Export/Imports(-)	Net Exports = Exports – Imports. Negative numbers are Net Imports. Includes primary coal and metallurgical coke.	Coal Net Exports/Imports(-) Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	22.187	76	--	100		26.807
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)			2009					2010
		History	Canada	North America	World	Rank		Canada
Net Generation	Conventional thermal electricity, hydroelectric power, nuclear electric power, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power generation.	Electricity Net Generation Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	597.20	4,784	19,071	6		590.86
Net Consumption	Net generation+electricty imports-electricity exports-electricity distribution losses.	Electricity Net Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	493.37	4,422	17,360	7		499.92
Installed Capacity (GWe)	One billion watts or one thousand megawatts of electric capacity, as of January 1.	Electricity Installed Capacity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	135.40	1,221	4,843	7		136.95
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)			2010					2011
		History	Canada	North America	World	Rank		Canada
Production	Production of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids), dry natural gas, and coal, and net generation of hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power.	Total Primary Energy Production Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	18.356	102	509	5		18.844
Consumption	Consumption of petroleum, dry natural gas, and coal, and net hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electricity. Also includes net electricty imports.	Total Primary Energy Consumption Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	13.001	118	511	7		13.495
Energy Intensity (Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)	Consumption per dollar of gross domestic product using purchasing power parities.	Total Primary Energy Intensity Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	10,500	7,514	7,452	34		10,661
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)			2010					2011
		History	Canada	North America	World	Rank		Canada
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels	Emissions from the consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal and the flaring of natural gas.	CO2 from Consumption of Fossil Fuels Enlarge chart Rollover line points for data.Close	546.65	6,617	31,502	9		552.56