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
020406080196519952025

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

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.