Australia vs Canada: Renewable electricity generation by source
Australia
39.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
51.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
8th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 51.48 terawatt-hours against 39.23 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 12.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | 0.0498 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | 0.345 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 20.99 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.55 terawatt-hours | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 11.34 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 51.48 terawatt-hours against 39.23 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Australia and Canada?
- 12.25 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 8th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.