Canada vs USSR: Primary energy from renewables
Canada
477.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
202.99 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Canada rank
5th
USSR rank
3rd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
Canada currently reports 477.93 terawatt-hours against 202.99 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 274.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.4 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd of 77 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 96.21 terawatt-hours | 37.76 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 203.51 terawatt-hours | 145 terawatt-hours | 58.52 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 271.32 terawatt-hours | 185.74 terawatt-hours | 85.58 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Canada or USSR?
- Canada, at 477.93 terawatt-hours against 202.99 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Canada and USSR?
- 274.94 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.