Canada vs Italy: Primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
61.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
68.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Italy rank
12th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 68.02 terawatt-hours against 61.62 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 6.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | 0.0292 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 2.83 terawatt-hours | 0.7874 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 34.19 terawatt-hours | 11.02 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 48.78 terawatt-hours | 53.18 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 68.02 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 Italy?
- 6.4 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.