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
0100200300400196519952025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.