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Canada - Renewable Energy Adoption 23.8

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

23.8 (2021)

Global rank

##96 of 212 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1990

1.05×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319901995200020052010201520202022#96#962016 overtook North Korea2019 overtook El Salvador
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. Canada climbed from #96 to #96 (overtook North Korea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2016
Overtook North Korea in global rank auto
2019
Overtook El Salvador in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202119.721.122.523.9
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