Canada vs Japan: Primary energy from renewables
Canada
477.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
370.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
Japan rank
8th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 477.93 terawatt-hours against 370.66 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 107.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 59.42 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 203.51 terawatt-hours | 82.99 terawatt-hours | 120.53 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 292.08 terawatt-hours | 125.87 terawatt-hours | 166.21 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 347.78 terawatt-hours | 144.6 terawatt-hours | 203.18 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 387.75 terawatt-hours | 165.53 terawatt-hours | 222.21 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 456.97 terawatt-hours | 212.25 terawatt-hours | 244.72 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 480.01 terawatt-hours | 326.43 terawatt-hours | 153.58 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 477.93 terawatt-hours against 370.66 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Canada and Japan?
- 107.27 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th 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.