Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Canada
Canada: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 73,456 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Canada, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid biofuels — energy production in Canada is 73,456 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Canada peaked at 73,456 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,216 TJ, in 1998.
Canada ranks 9th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,216 TJ | — |
| 1999 | 3,859 TJ | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 3,859 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,859 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,859 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,859 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,859 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,387 TJ | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 6,949 TJ | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 19,634 TJ | +182.5% |
| 2008 | 20,541 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 31,444 TJ | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 33,819 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 39,046 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 40,228 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 41,262 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 48,858 TJ | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 46,340 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 51,027 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 49,499 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 47,020 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 52,750 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 49,010 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 48,589 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 47,450 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 52,764 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 73,456 TJ | +39.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 73,456 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,553 TJ, 11.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +182.5% | 6,949 TJ | 19,634 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,538 TJ | 3,216 TJ | 3,859 TJ | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,325 TJ | 3,859 TJ | 31,444 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,985 TJ | 33,819 TJ | 52,750 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,254 TJ | 47,450 TJ | 73,456 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy production in Canada?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in Canada was 73,456 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 73,456 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,216 TJ in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.