Solar electricity generation — all countries

Solar electricity generation — Canada

Solar electricity generation in Canada in 2025 — 10.17 TWh. Ranked 27 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 50,750%.

2025 10.17 TWh +7.96% vs 2024
World rank 27of 91
Period maximum 10.17 TWh2025
Period minimum 0.01 TWh2004

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Solar electricity generation — Canada, 2000–20250510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.02 TWh2001: 0.02 TWh2002: 0.02 TWh2003: 0.02 TWh2004: 0.01 TWh2005: 0.02 TWh2006: 0.02 TWh2007: 0.03 TWh2008: 0.04 TWh2009: 0.11 TWh2010: 0.26 TWh2011: 0.57 TWh2012: 0.88 TWh2013: 1.5 TWh2014: 2.12 TWh2015: 2.89 TWh2016: 3.01 TWh2017: 3.31 TWh2018: 3.49 TWh2019: 3.75 TWh2020: 4.07 TWh2021: 5.11 TWh2022: 5.74 TWh2023: 8.4 TWh2024: 9.42 TWh2025: 10.17 TWh
Change over the period: +10.15 (+50,750%) Average annual rate: 28.31 %
Solar electricity generation — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 10.17 +0.75 +7.96%
2024 9.42 +1.02 +12.14%
2023 8.4 +2.66 +46.34%
2022 5.74 +0.63 +12.33%
2021 5.11 +1.04 +25.55%
2020 4.07 +0.32 +8.53%
2019 3.75 +0.26 +7.45%
2018 3.49 +0.18 +5.44%
2017 3.31 +0.3 +9.97%
2016 3.01 +0.12 +4.15%
2015 2.89 +0.77 +36.32%
2014 2.12 +0.62 +41.33%
2013 1.5 +0.62 +70.45%
2012 0.88 +0.31 +54.39%
2011 0.57 +0.31 +119.23%
2010 0.26 +0.15 +136.36%
2009 0.11 +0.07 +175%
2008 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2007 0.03 +0.01 +50%
2006 0.02 +0 +0%
2005 0.02 +0.01 +100%
2004 0.01 −0.01 −50%
2003 0.02 +0 +0%
2002 0.02 +0 +0%
2001 0.02 +0 +0%
2000 0.02

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Electricity generated by solar plants over the year, in terawatt-hours. The absolute figure answers a different question than the share: a country with a small solar share but a huge power system generates more of it than the leader by share. China produces more solar electricity than all of Europe, though dozens of countries beat it on share. The series is also convenient because it shows the real contribution to displacing fuel: the share rises even when total generation falls.

Important: Generation rather than installed capacity: solar runs at a capacity factor of about 15%, so gigawatts of capacity and terawatt-hours of output do not map onto each other directly. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.