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
0200400600196519952025

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

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
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.