Canada (2023)
23.5
% of total final energy consumption
-0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
34
years of data

Data

Canada Renewable Energy Share of Total Energy Consumption (2023) — source data. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD).
Year % of total final energy consumption YoY Change
2023 23.5 -0.7pp
2022 24.2 +0.1pp
2021 24.1 +0.2pp
2020 23.9 +1.5pp
2019 22.4 unchanged
2018 22.4 -0.5pp
2017 22.9 +0.8pp
2016 22.1 -0.2pp
2015 22.3 +0.1pp
2014 22.2 unchanged
2013 22.2 +0.4pp
2012 21.8 +0.3pp
2011 21.5 +0.1pp
2010 21.4 -0.8pp
2009 22.2 +0.6pp
2008 21.6 unchanged
2007 21.6 +0.1pp
2006 21.5 -0.1pp
2005 21.6 +1.2pp
2004 20.4 +0.7pp

About this Dataset

Canada recorded 23.5 % of total final energy consumption in 2023. The latest change was -0.7pp. Across 1990–2023 the series ranges from 19.7 in 2003 to 24.2 in 2022.

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in Canada from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines.

Data sourced from UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in Canada from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines. It is published by UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2023 (34 observations).

The series peaked at 24.2 % of total final energy consumption in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 19.7 in 2003. The latest reading of 23.5 in 2023 represents a change of -0.7pp.