Canada vs India: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Canada
734.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
761.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
India rank
6th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 761.02 terawatt-hours against 734.98 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 26.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.12 terawatt-hours | 23.66 terawatt-hours | 111.46 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 253.59 terawatt-hours | 45.59 terawatt-hours | 208 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 470.41 terawatt-hours | 65.6 terawatt-hours | 404.81 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 606.08 terawatt-hours | 100.76 terawatt-hours | 505.32 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 646.51 terawatt-hours | 171.32 terawatt-hours | 475.19 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 756.78 terawatt-hours | 350.09 terawatt-hours | 406.69 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 749.9 terawatt-hours | 601.07 terawatt-hours | 148.83 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Canada or India?
- India, at 761.02 terawatt-hours against 734.98 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Canada and India?
- 26.04 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Canada ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy. 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 of total energy supply.