Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 2.40 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Indonesia?

815,160 TJ, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Indonesia: Renewable energy consumption

Canada

1.59 million TJ

in 2015

Indonesia

2.40 million TJ

in 2015

Canada rank

7th

Indonesia rank

6th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Canada
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.40 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada, a difference of 815,160 TJ.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 233 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.42 million TJ	1.92 million TJ	496,134 TJ	Indonesia
2000s	1.57 million TJ	2.13 million TJ	564,646 TJ	Indonesia
2010s	1.60 million TJ	2.32 million TJ	724,758 TJ	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 2.40 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Indonesia?: 815,160 TJ, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Canada ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste