Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
1.8%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
48th
United Arab Emirates rank
51st
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.8% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Canada ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 110 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
- Canada, at 1.8% against 1.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 110 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 solar and wind. 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.