Canada vs Italy: Electricity generation from solar and wind

Canada
61.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
66.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Italy rank
12th

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 66.11 terawatt-hours against 61.65 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 4.46 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and Italy ranks 12th of 212 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0634 terawatt-hours 0.09 terawatt-hours 0.0266 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 2.04 terawatt-hours 2.83 terawatt-hours 0.785 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 23.17 terawatt-hours 34.19 terawatt-hours 11.02 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 49.04 terawatt-hours 52.82 terawatt-hours 3.77 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 66.11 terawatt-hours against 61.65 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Canada and Italy?
4.46 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Canada ranks 14th and Italy ranks 12th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.