Canada vs Turkey: Share of primary energy from renewables
Canada
14.3%
in 2025
Turkey
14.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
22nd
Turkey rank
24th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Canada currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 24th of 79 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 2.9% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 2.8% | 7.9% | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 4.2% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 5.4% | 7.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 4.1% | 8.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 7.7% | 6.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 1.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Canada or Turkey?
- Canada, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Canada and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Canada ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 24th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.