Canada vs Japan: Electricity generation

Canada

652.44 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Japan

1,030 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Canada rank

7th

Japan rank

5th

Electricity generation over time

Japan currently reports 1,030 terawatt-hours against 652.44 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 377.42 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 214 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.