How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy

Canada

19.2%

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

12.6%

in 2024

Canada rank

25th

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

28th

Alternative and nuclear energy over time

Canada
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

How they compare

Canada currently reports 19.2% against 12.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 151 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.2%	10.0%	12.2%	Canada
2000s	20.2%	10.6%	9.6%	Canada
2010s	21.8%	10.3%	11.5%	Canada
2020s	20.5%	12.2%	8.3%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Canada, at 19.2% against 12.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: 6.6%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?: Canada ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/alternative-and-nuclear-energy-percent-of-total-energy-use/canada/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/alternative-and-nuclear-energy-percent-of-total-energy-use/canada/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/">Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Unit: % of total energy use
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 6,669 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.