Canada vs India: Primary energy from renewables
Canada
477.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
597.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
India rank
4th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 597.94 terawatt-hours against 477.93 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 120.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 77 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 110.74 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 203.51 terawatt-hours | 40.07 terawatt-hours | 163.44 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 292.08 terawatt-hours | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 238.33 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 347.78 terawatt-hours | 76.65 terawatt-hours | 271.13 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 387.75 terawatt-hours | 117.19 terawatt-hours | 270.56 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 456.97 terawatt-hours | 242.73 terawatt-hours | 214.24 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 480.01 terawatt-hours | 453.87 terawatt-hours | 26.14 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Canada or India?
- India, at 597.94 terawatt-hours against 477.93 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Canada and India?
- 120.01 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 5th and India ranks 4th 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 renewables. 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.