Australia vs Canada: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
11.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11.41 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 7.9 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 9.16 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 5.16 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 6.96 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 2.67 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 0.5907 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 11.41 terawatt-hours against 11.33 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Canada?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 77 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 renewables. 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.