Canada vs France: Primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
61.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
82.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
France rank
11th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 82.76 terawatt-hours against 61.62 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 21.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 11th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.0524 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 0.2123 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 26.84 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 48.78 terawatt-hours | 65.21 terawatt-hours | 16.43 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or France?
- France, at 82.76 terawatt-hours against 61.62 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and France?
- 21.14 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 13th and France ranks 11th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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 of total energy supply.