Renewable energy share in Canada
Renewable sources provided 23.8% of final energy consumption in Canada in 2021.
Canada, 2021
23.8%
Change from 2020
−0.1percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
96th of 212
Renewable energy share in Canada over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.8% | – |
| 2020 | 23.9% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 23.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 21.5%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Canada has the 96th highest value.