Share of primary energy from wind in Canada
Canada: Share of primary energy from wind was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from wind in Canada, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.6% for share of primary energy from wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from wind in Canada peaked at 1.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Canada ranks 28th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from wind in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +102.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2895.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +153.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +67.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +57.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +83.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +110.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +8.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from wind in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2895.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +153.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 25 Turkey 1.9% compare
- 26 Romania 1.9% compare
- 27 United States 1.8% compare
- 29 New Zealand 1.5% compare
- 30 Italy 1.4% compare
- 31 Luxembourg 1.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Canada
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from wind in Canada?
- Share of primary energy from wind in Canada was 1.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from wind recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from wind recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Canada rank for share of primary energy from wind?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from wind rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.