Canada vs United States of America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Canada
0.0254 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United States of America
0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Canada rank
69th
United States of America rank
66th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
00.010.020.03199020052021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0254 kWh per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0004 kWh per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Canada ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th of 205 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0069 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP Canada
2000s 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0078 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP Canada
2010s 0.021 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0035 kWh per US$ of GDP Canada
2020s 0.028 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0256 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0024 kWh per US$ of GDP Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0254 kWh per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Canada and United States of America?
0.0004 kWh per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Canada ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.