Canada vs India: Electricity generation from renewables
Canada
416.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
500.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
India rank
4th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 500.98 terawatt-hours against 416.91 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 84.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334.58 terawatt-hours | 75.4 terawatt-hours | 259.18 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 365.3 terawatt-hours | 106.2 terawatt-hours | 259.1 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 414.89 terawatt-hours | 201.39 terawatt-hours | 213.49 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 428.38 terawatt-hours | 375.22 terawatt-hours | 53.16 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Canada or India?
- India, at 500.98 terawatt-hours against 416.91 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Canada and India?
- 84.07 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.