Canada vs USSR: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Canada
734.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
638.74 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Canada rank
7th
USSR rank
10th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
Canada currently reports 734.98 terawatt-hours against 638.74 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 96.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 10th of 80 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.12 terawatt-hours | 104.05 terawatt-hours | 31.07 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 253.59 terawatt-hours | 231.44 terawatt-hours | 22.15 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 402.99 terawatt-hours | 498.75 terawatt-hours | 95.76 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Canada or USSR?
- Canada, at 734.98 terawatt-hours against 638.74 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Canada and USSR?
- 96.24 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 10th of 80 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.