Canada vs France: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Canada
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
2.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
France rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.84 terawatt-hours against 2.87 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times France's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0161 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0.0124 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.648 terawatt-hours | 0.7875 terawatt-hours | 0.1395 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 0.1202 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 0.7927 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 4.84 terawatt-hours against 2.87 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Canada and France?
- 1.97 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 9th 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.