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Energy stats: Canada vs United States

  Canadian Energy stats

  American Energy stats

Coal consumption 67,000,000 1,060,000,000
Ranked 14th. Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Canada
Coal > Production 28,586,000 ton 531,822,000 ton
Ranked 13th in 2005. Ranked 2nd in 2005. 18 times more than Canada
Commercial energy use 8,156.31 8,148.38
Ranked 7th. Ranked 8th.
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 28% 71.4%
Ranked 180th in 2003. Ranked 116th in 2003. 155% more than Canada
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 12.9% 20.7%
Ranked 22nd in 2003. Ranked 19th in 2003. 60% more than Canada
Gasoline prices 0.95 0.77
Ranked 79th. 23% more than United States Ranked 102nd.
Geothermal power use 284 5,640
Ranked 25th. Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Canada
Nuclear electricity generation 71 terawatt-hours 780.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 9th. Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Canada
Nuclear energy consumption 75.2 terawatt-hours 821.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 9th. Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Canada
Nuclear reactors operable 16 104
Ranked 8th. Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Canada
Oil reserves 178,900,000,000 barrels 22,450,000,000 barrels
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United States Ranked 14th.
Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 307.5 2,331.6
Ranked 7th. Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada
Traditional fuel consumption 4.7% 3.8%
Ranked 79th. 24% more than United States Ranked 87th.
Uranium > Production 11,800 ton 835 ton
Ranked 1st in 2005. 13 times more than United States Ranked 9th in 2005.
Usage per person 8.16 TOE per person 8.35 TOE per person
Ranked 2nd. Ranked 1st. 2% more than Canada
Wall plugs > Voltage 120 V 110 V
Ranked 180th. 9% more than United States Ranked 201st.
Wind energy installation 444 MW 6,740 MW
Ranked 14th. Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Canada

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