Canada vs Turkey: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Canada
61.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
76.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Turkey rank
11th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 76.67 terawatt-hours against 61.65 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 15.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 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 Turkey ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0634 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0614 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.316 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 23.17 terawatt-hours | 13.77 terawatt-hours | 9.41 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 49.04 terawatt-hours | 53.52 terawatt-hours | 4.47 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Canada or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 76.67 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 Turkey?
- 15.02 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 11th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.