Canada vs India: Renewable energy electricity output
Canada
422,643 GWh
in 2015
India
212,195 GWh
in 2015
Canada rank
4th
India rank
5th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 422,643 GWh against 212,195 GWh in India, a difference of 210,448 GWh.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times India's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 233 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335,222 GWh | 75,407 GWh | 259,815 GWh | Canada |
| 2000s | 365,418 GWh | 110,092 GWh | 255,326 GWh | Canada |
| 2010s | 405,565 GWh | 191,498 GWh | 214,066 GWh | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 422,643 GWh against 212,195 GWh in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Canada and India?
- 210,448 GWh, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 5th 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 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.