Canada vs Ireland: Primary energy from hydropower
Canada
348.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
0.6525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Ireland rank
1st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 348.47 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 347.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 534.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 133.18 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 202.22 terawatt-hours | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 201.55 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 285.54 terawatt-hours | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 284.74 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 328.14 terawatt-hours | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 327.36 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 354.07 terawatt-hours | 0.7474 terawatt-hours | 353.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 381.15 terawatt-hours | 0.7176 terawatt-hours | 380.44 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 370.48 terawatt-hours | 0.7908 terawatt-hours | 369.68 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 348.47 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Canada and Ireland?
- 347.82 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.