Canada vs Upper middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy
Canada
19.2%
in 2024
Upper middle income
13.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
24th
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 19.2% against 13.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 4.4% | 17.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 5.1% | 15.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 6.6% | 15.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 9.9% | 10.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 19.2% against 13.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 6.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Canada ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 24th 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.
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About this data
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.