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• In 2008, Canada's primary energy supply was 8.1 tonnes of oil equivalent per capita, compared with 7.9 tonnes of oil equivalent in 1998.
• Nuclear electricity generated 14.5% of the total electricity generated in Canada in 2008, compared with 79.2% in France and 3.8% in the Netherlands.
• In Canada, 16.5% of total primary energy supply was renewable energy in 2008, compared with 5.3% in the United States and 7.1% across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
• In 2008, Canada produced 154.6 million tonnes of crude oil.

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