Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Canada
Canada: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 531,325 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 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 production in Canada is 531,325 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Canada peaked at 568,752 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 454,539 TJ, in 1990.
Canada ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 454,539 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 454,747 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 457,908 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 460,878 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 523,206 TJ | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 540,795 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 516,081 TJ | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 513,864 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 540,346 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 568,752 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 510,823 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 470,807 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 504,069 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 514,021 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 568,441 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 541,748 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 524,836 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 535,806 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 495,851 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 490,232 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 481,405 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 482,728 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 480,387 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 519,316 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 531,026 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 507,743 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 530,329 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 547,345 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 555,145 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 548,609 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 505,461 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 529,085 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 533,461 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 508,585 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 531,325 TJ | +4.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 531,325 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,410 TJ, 26.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 503,112 TJ | 454,539 TJ | 568,752 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 515,663 TJ | 470,807 TJ | 568,441 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 518,403 TJ | 480,387 TJ | 555,145 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 521,583 TJ | 505,461 TJ | 533,461 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47,536 TJ compare
- 13 Pakistan 676,007 TJ compare
- 14 Bangladesh 617,479 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 22,797 TJ compare
- 15 France 595,176 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,175 TJ compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 486,645 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia 809.8 TJ compare
- 18 Guatemala 471,706 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 19 Sweden 440,271 TJ compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 344.16 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 production in Canada?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Canada was 531,325 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 568,752 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,539 TJ in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.