Canada vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
5.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
4.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Spain rank
18th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.94 terawatt-hours against 4.1 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 1.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | 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 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0018 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | 0.2742 terawatt-hours | 0.2568 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6575 terawatt-hours | 4.12 terawatt-hours | 3.46 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 0.5634 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.17 terawatt-hours | 9.38 terawatt-hours | 5.22 terawatt-hours | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Canada, at 5.94 terawatt-hours against 4.1 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Spain?
- 1.84 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.