Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
5.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.7 terawatt-hours against 5.94 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 2.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.6575 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.6575 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.17 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 0.9063 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.7 terawatt-hours against 5.94 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.76 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.