Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Compare
These four interactive dashboards explore hydrocarbon production (crude oil and natural gas), electricity generation, energy end-use demand, and greenhouse gas emissions for each province and territory.
The dashboards have a series of filters that allow you to customize region, sector, unit of measure, and the year (if applicable). To remove a filtered view, click on the previously selected element or refresh the web page. If the dashboard uses a map, the map can also be used as a filter, just click on the province or territory. Click on any part of the map outside the country to get back to all of Canada view. Hovering over a data item or the province/territory provides more detail in a tooltip.
These dashboards are updated annually as information becomes available. Please send feedback to energy-energie@cer-rec.gc.ca.
Figure 1: Hydrocarbon Production in Canada (2013 – 2023)
Source and Description:
Source:
CER – Estimated Production of Canadian Crude Oil and Equivalent and Marketable Natural Gas Production in Canada
Description:
This interactive dashboard illustrates natural gas and crude oil production by province or territory in Canada from 2013 to 2023.
In 2023, Alberta produced 10.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas (61.0% of Canadian total production). British Columbia produced 6.7 Bcf/d (37.2%), and Saskatchewan produced 0.3 Bcf/d (1.7%). The remaining jurisdictions (Ontario, New Brunswick, and the Northwest Territories) produced approximately 0.1 Bcf/d combined in 2023.
In 2023, Alberta produced 4,312 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) of crude oil (84.1% of Canadian total production). Saskatchewan produced 457 Mb/d (8.9%), Newfoundland and Labrador produced 200 Mb/d (3.9%), British Columbia produced 113 Mb/d (2.2%) and Manitoba produced 39 Mb/d (0.8%). The remaining jurisdictions (Ontario, New Brunswick, and the Northwest Territories) produced less than 5 Mb/d combined in 2023.
Figure 2: Electricity Generation in Canada (2021)
Source and Description:
Source:
CER – Canada's Energy Future 2023 Data Appendix for Electricity Generation, using data from 2021 (last historical year of data)
Description:
This interactive dashboard illustrates Canadian electricity generation by jurisdiction and by fuel type in 2021. The data is displayed in gigawatt hours (GWh).
In 2021, a total of 625,719 GWh of electricity was generated in Canada. The three largest producers of electricity were Quebec (212,909 GWh), Ontario (148,334 GWh), and Alberta (73,902 GWh).
The largest source of electricity in Canada in 2021 was hydroelectricity (378,131 GWh), accounting for 60% of Canada’s electricity production. Uranium was the second largest fuel source, accounting for 14% of Canada’s generation (86,895 GWh). The other fuel sources for electricity generation in Canada were natural gas (74,449 GWh or 12%), wind (35,996 GWh or 6%), coal and coke (32,642 GWh or 5%), biomass (9,462 GWh or 2%), solar (6,247 GWh or 1%), and petroleum (1,898 GWh or <1%).
Figure 3: Canadian End-Use Energy Demand (2020)
Source and Description:
Source:
CER – Canada's Energy Future 2023 Data Appendix for End-Use Demand, using data from 2020 (last historical year of data)
Description:
This interactive dashboard illustrates total end-use energy demand by sector and by jurisdiction in Canada in 2020.
In 2020, total end-use energy demand in Canada was 11,059 petajoules (PJ). The sector with the largest end-use energy demand was the industrial sector at 5,880 PJ or 53.2% of total end-use demand. The transportation sector was the second largest (2,231 PJ), followed by the residential sector (1,515 PJ) and lastly the commercial sector (1,434 PJ).
The top three largest jurisdictions for energy consumption were Alberta (3,867 PJ), Ontario (2,751 PJ), and Quebec (1,728 PJ).
Figure 4: GHG Emissions and Emissions Intensity (1990 – 2022)
Source and Description:
Source:
Environment and Climate Change Canada – National Inventory Report 1990-2022 and Statistics Canada (Tables 36-10-0222-01 and 17-10-0005-01)
Description:
This interactive dashboard illustrates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by province and by sector. The dashboard also illustrates GHG emissions per capita and per gross domestic product. Data is available for 1990 to 2022.
In 2022, Canada’s total GHG emissions were 707.5 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT of CO2e). 30.6% of Canada’s GHG emissions were from the oil and gas sector. The transportation sector contributed 22.1%, industries and manufacturing contributed 14.9%.
Saskatchewan has the highest carbon intensity in Canada, emitting 64.4 tonnes CO2e per capita and 926.8 tonnes CO2e per million $ GDP. Quebec has the lowest emissions per capita (9.1 tonnes CO2e per capita) and Nunavut has the lowest emissions per million $ GDP (121.2 tonnes CO2e per million $ GDP).
- Date modified: