Canada vs Spain: Renewable electricity generation by source
Canada
51.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
58.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Spain rank
7th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 58.76 terawatt-hours against 51.48 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 7.28 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 7th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | 0.587 terawatt-hours | 0.5282 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.01 terawatt-hours | 19.17 terawatt-hours | 17.16 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.99 terawatt-hours | 49.82 terawatt-hours | 28.83 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 61.09 terawatt-hours | 19.19 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 58.76 terawatt-hours against 51.48 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Canada and Spain?
- 7.28 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 7th 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.