Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada
Canada: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 23.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 23.5% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada peaked at 24.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2003.
That places Canada 96th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -2.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 23.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More energy & mining data for Canada
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Canada was 23.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Canada ranks 96th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).