Canada vs United States: Primary energy from renewables
Canada
477.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,883 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,883 terawatt-hours against 477.93 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1,405 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.9 times Canada's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 269.05 terawatt-hours | 135.08 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 203.51 terawatt-hours | 359.32 terawatt-hours | 155.81 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 292.08 terawatt-hours | 457.23 terawatt-hours | 165.15 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 347.78 terawatt-hours | 637.81 terawatt-hours | 290.03 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 387.75 terawatt-hours | 723.61 terawatt-hours | 335.86 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 456.97 terawatt-hours | 1,240 terawatt-hours | 783.44 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 480.01 terawatt-hours | 1,691 terawatt-hours | 1,211 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 1,883 terawatt-hours against 477.93 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Canada and United States?
- 1,405 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.