Canada vs France: Renewable energy
Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
France rank
18th
Renewable energy over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 30.63 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.46 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 20th and France ranks 18th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 6.54 terawatt-hours | 4.96 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.31 terawatt-hours | 7.03 terawatt-hours | 12.27 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.84 terawatt-hours | 11.61 terawatt-hours | 16.23 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 32 terawatt-hours | 21.04 terawatt-hours | 10.96 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.25 terawatt-hours | 28.91 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Canada or France?
- France, at 30.63 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Canada and France?
- 0.46 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for renewable energy?
- Canada ranks 20th and France ranks 18th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.