canada is the world's second largest producer of hydroelectricity after china. in 2014, canada consumed the equivalent of 85.7 megatonnes worth of oil of hydroelectricity, 9.8% of worldwide hydroelectric consumption. furthermore, hydroelectricity accounted for 25.7% of canada's total energy consumption (37.3% of non-oil sources). it is the third-most consumed energy in canada behind oil and natural gas (30.9% and 28.1% of total consumption, respectively).