Electricity production from natural gas sources rose 7.29% to 73,400 GWh in Canada in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from natural gas sources in Canada reached an all time high of 73,400 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 4,064 GWh in 1960. When compared to Canada's main peers, electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia amounted to 54,929 GWh, 181,145 GWh in Mexico, 133,339 GWh in United Kingdom and 1,368,671 GWh in USA in 2017.
Canada has been ranked 19th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from natural gas sources, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Natural Gas Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | GWh | 48,784 | 49,813 | 52,724 | 53,655 | 51,726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | GWh | 25,438 | 20,591 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belize | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | GWh | 60,750 | 61,549 | 58,629 | 56,234 | 70,335 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | GWh | 108,767 | 110,252 | 116,388 | 133,283 | 166,907 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | GWh | 26,755 | 20,458 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 86,129 | 76,448 | 67,518 | 61,130 | 62,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | GWh | 57,430 | 54,022 | 57,668 | 60,486 | 52,904 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | GWh | 14,890 | 13,683 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 375,179 | 430,927 | 419,716 | 447,694 | 413,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | GWh | 49,568 | 54,969 | 66,329 | 71,787 | 68,615 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | GWh | 151,711 | 153,645 | 165,499 | 174,039 | 186,175 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | GWh | 8,512 | 9,003 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | GWh | 1,089,988 | 1,318,166 | 1,209,501 | 1,211,407 | 1,433,852 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | GWh | 146,499 | 100,170 | 95,843 | 100,892 | 99,875 |
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