Canada vs Finland: Share of primary energy from solar
Canada
0.3%
in 2025
Finland
0.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
63rd
Finland rank
60th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Canada ranks 63rd and Finland ranks 60th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Canada and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Canada ranks 63rd and Finland ranks 60th 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 solar. 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.