
Canada: Net energy imports
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| Canada |
Net energy imports as percent of total energy use |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -89.63 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2023 |
| Average | -57.96 |
| Min - Max | -89.63 - -28.04 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is -89.63 percent, a decline from -89.49 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 24.80 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1990 to 2023 is -57.96 percent. The minimum value, -89.63 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of -28.04 percent was recorded in 1990.
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| Recent values | Canada: Net energy imports |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -89.63 |
| 2022 | -89.49 |
| 2021 | -87.58 |
| 2020 | -79.70 |
| 2019 | -75.77 |
| 2018 | -75.00 |
| 2017 | -71.73 |
| 2016 | -69.12 |
Definition: Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Share of clean energy | 23.80 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.24 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 126.19 | 2024 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 51,289.00 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 578 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 14.01 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 768 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 9.03 | 2024 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | -89.63 | 2023 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 4.95 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 2.83 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.79 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 1,131.835 | 2024 | liters per person per year |