Canada vs Turkey: Renewable electricity generation by source
Canada
51.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
39.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
8th
Turkey rank
10th
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Canada currently reports 51.48 terawatt-hours against 39.42 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 12.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0588 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0568 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.01 terawatt-hours | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.99 terawatt-hours | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 9.38 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 33.36 terawatt-hours | 8.53 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Canada or Turkey?
- Canada, at 51.48 terawatt-hours against 39.42 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Canada and Turkey?
- 12.06 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Canada ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 10th 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.