Canada vs Sweden: Renewable energy

Canada
30.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
20th
Sweden rank
19th

Renewable energy over time

  • Canada
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 30.57 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 0.4 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Canada ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 19th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 1.29 terawatt-hours 0.8845 terawatt-hours 0.4042 terawatt-hours Canada
1980s 6.54 terawatt-hours 4.82 terawatt-hours 1.72 terawatt-hours Canada
1990s 19.31 terawatt-hours 6.95 terawatt-hours 12.36 terawatt-hours Canada
2000s 27.84 terawatt-hours 21.59 terawatt-hours 6.25 terawatt-hours Canada
2010s 32 terawatt-hours 35.56 terawatt-hours 3.56 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 30.25 terawatt-hours 35.03 terawatt-hours 4.78 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Canada or Sweden?
Sweden, at 30.57 terawatt-hours against 30.17 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Canada and Sweden?
0.4 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for renewable energy?
Canada ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Renewable energy
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.