Canada vs China: Renewable energy electricity output
Canada
422,643 GWh
in 2015
China
1.40 million GWh
in 2015
Canada rank
4th
China rank
1st
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.40 million GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada, a difference of 975,677 GWh.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335,222 GWh | 170,431 GWh | 164,791 GWh | Canada |
| 2000s | 365,418 GWh | 407,348 GWh | 41,930 GWh | China |
| 2010s | 405,565 GWh | 1.06 million GWh | 652,475 GWh | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Canada or China?
- China, at 1.40 million GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Canada and China?
- 975,677 GWh, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 230 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.