Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Canada
Canada: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 408,463 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in Canada is 408,463 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Canada peaked at 483,726 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 377,616 TJ, in 2020.
That places Canada 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 413,042 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 412,161 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 410,381 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 408,747 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 461,303 TJ | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 478,421 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 448,511 TJ | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 439,949 TJ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 465,511 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 483,726 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 426,219 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 381,515 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 410,687 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 420,598 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 472,696 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 456,868 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 435,286 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 456,772 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 425,119 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 406,631 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 388,257 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 400,359 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 397,035 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 434,469 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 453,255 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 422,467 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 403,536 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 437,136 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 436,138 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 421,995 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 377,616 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 402,561 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 428,007 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 410,823 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 408,463 TJ | -0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 408,463 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,866 TJ, 83.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 442,175 TJ | 408,747 TJ | 483,726 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 429,239 TJ | 381,515 TJ | 472,696 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,465 TJ | 388,257 TJ | 453,255 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,494 TJ | 377,616 TJ | 428,007 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 37,366 TJ compare
- 12 France 492,482 TJ compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 34,365 TJ compare
- 13 Germany 489,441 TJ compare
- 14 Kenya 450,540 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 20,906 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,933 TJ compare
- 16 Thailand 394,057 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,139 TJ compare
- 17 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia 817.01 TJ compare
- 18 Nepal 355,044 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Canada?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Canada was 408,463 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 483,726 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 377,616 TJ in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. 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.