Canada vs France: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Canada
502.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
540.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
France rank
5th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 540.63 terawatt-hours against 502.23 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 38.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 419.82 terawatt-hours | 433.41 terawatt-hours | 13.6 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 450.69 terawatt-hours | 500.41 terawatt-hours | 49.72 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 0.008 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 517.61 terawatt-hours | 489.98 terawatt-hours | 27.63 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Canada or France?
- France, at 540.63 terawatt-hours against 502.23 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Canada and France?
- 38.4 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.