Canada vs Netherlands: Primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
61.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
58.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
13th
Netherlands rank
14th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 61.62 terawatt-hours against 58.21 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 3.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | 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 | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0.3233 terawatt-hours | 0.2599 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 0.274 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 14.21 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 48.78 terawatt-hours | 42.38 terawatt-hours | 6.4 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Netherlands?
- Canada, at 61.62 terawatt-hours against 58.21 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Netherlands?
- 3.41 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.