Canada vs Japan: Electricity from renewables by source
Canada
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
28th
Japan rank
28th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8506 terawatt-hours | 0.6414 terawatt-hours | 0.2092 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 10.96 terawatt-hours | 8.8 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 7.48 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between Canada and Japan?
- 0 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- Canada ranks 28th and Japan ranks 28th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables by source. 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.