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  • 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.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Canada
North America
OECD
World
Rank
Canada
Total Oil Production 3,599.97 16,701 21,615 87,093 6
Crude Oil Production 2,904.16 11,158 14,914 74,080 6
Consumption 2,259.14 23,161 45,877 88,347 9
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,340.82 -6,460 -24,261 -- 149 NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA NA NA
Refinery Capacity 1,902 21,178 45,873 88,097 11 1,918
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 175.21 ############## ############## ############## 3 173.63
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 5,390 28,444 111,845 3   5,656
Consumption 2,936 28,845 112,607 9   3,648
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,454 -584 -- 87   2,198
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
62 ############## NA 19   62
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 69.375 1,156 7,546 13   74.840
Consumption 53.148 1,069 7,318 19   52.498
Net Export/Imports(-) 16.702 47 -- 101   22.159
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Net Generation 622.13 4,991 19,104 6   586.00
Net Consumption 528.50 4,601 17,420 7   504.83
Installed Capacity (GWe) 127.61 1,196 4,635 7   131.48
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 19.020 101 489 5   18.246
Consumption 13.951 121 491 7   13.042
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
11,318 7,553 7,454 27   10,847
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 551.25 6,412 29,778 7   548.75

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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