Canada vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Canada
11.33 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.33 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 8.48 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 9.65 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 6.09 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 0.674 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.29 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.5907 terawatt-hours | 7.39 terawatt-hours | 6.8 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 11.33 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.95 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.