Canada vs United States: Renewable energy electricity output
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 568,439 GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada, a difference of 145,796 GWh.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335,222 GWh | 366,294 GWh | 31,072 GWh | United States |
| 2000s | 365,418 GWh | 360,029 GWh | 5,389 GWh | Canada |
| 2010s | 405,565 GWh | 525,366 GWh | 119,802 GWh | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 568,439 GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Canada and United States?
- 145,796 GWh, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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.