This statistic displays the generation of electricity from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source. In 2010, the country generated about 1.1 terawatt hours of electricity from diesel and light fuel oil sources. Currently, hydroelectricity accounts for over half of Canada's total electric generation.
Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours)
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Fossil fuels in EuropeStatCan. (January 13, 2017). Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/
StatCan. "Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. January 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/
StatCan. (2017). Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/
StatCan. "Electricity Generated from Fossil Fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by Source (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/
StatCan, Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Electricity generated from fossil fuels in Canada from 2010 to 2015, by source (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], StatCan, January 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472339/electricity-generation-from-fossil-fuels-in-canada-by-source/