Australia vs Canada: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Australia
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Canada rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.7 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 1.86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours | 0.0161 terawatt-hours | 0.0118 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4395 terawatt-hours | 0.648 terawatt-hours | 0.2085 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 0.0688 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 6.7 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Australia and Canada?
- 1.86 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 6th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.