Canada vs India: Primary energy from hydropower

Canada
348.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
178.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
India rank
6th

Primary energy from hydropower over time

  • Canada
  • India
0100200300400196519952025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 348.47 terawatt-hours against 178.2 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 170.27 terawatt-hours.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times India's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 79 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 133.97 terawatt-hours 23.23 terawatt-hours 110.74 terawatt-hours Canada
1970s 202.22 terawatt-hours 40.07 terawatt-hours 162.15 terawatt-hours Canada
1980s 285.54 terawatt-hours 53.74 terawatt-hours 231.8 terawatt-hours Canada
1990s 328.14 terawatt-hours 74.24 terawatt-hours 253.9 terawatt-hours Canada
2000s 354.07 terawatt-hours 94.16 terawatt-hours 259.91 terawatt-hours Canada
2010s 381.15 terawatt-hours 132.74 terawatt-hours 248.41 terawatt-hours Canada
2020s 370.48 terawatt-hours 163.97 terawatt-hours 206.51 terawatt-hours Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Canada or India?
Canada, at 348.47 terawatt-hours against 178.2 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Canada and India?
170.27 terawatt-hours, with Canada 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 hydropower?
Canada ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 79 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.