Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Canada
Canada: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 502.23 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Canada recorded 502.23 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Canada peaked at 541.16 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 372.1 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Canada ranks 6th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 419.82 terawatt-hours | 372.1 terawatt-hours | 454.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 450.69 terawatt-hours | 417.7 terawatt-hours | 484.65 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 460.7 terawatt-hours | 541.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 517.61 terawatt-hours | 494.75 terawatt-hours | 539.1 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Canada
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 35.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Canada?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Canada was 502.23 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 541.16 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 372.1 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.