North America · country explainer · estimated data
Canada's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2010-01 → 2026-04 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-04
166gCO₂e/kWh
#27 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
68.7%
clean incl. nuclear: 81.3%
Records
Cleanest: 145 (2020-05)
Dirtiest: 228 (2010-08)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | +6 | 65.7 | 625.2 |
| 2024 | 180 | +8 | 66.1 | 609.5 |
| 2023 | 172 | +10 | 67.1 | 615.3 |
| 2022 | 162 | -5 | 69.4 | 640.1 |
| 2021 | 167 | +4 | 68 | 627.7 |
| 2020 | 163 | -13 | 67.9 | 635.6 |
| 2019 | 176 | +1 | 66.3 | 640.4 |
| 2018 | 175 | 0 | 66.6 | 641.5 |
| 2017 | 175 | -8 | 67.1 | 649.3 |
| 2016 | 183 | +18 | 65.9 | 646.2 |
| 2015 | 165 | -3 | 66.1 | 592.8 |
| 2014 | 168 | -2 | 65.7 | 599.9 |
| 2013 | 170 | -6 | 66.3 | 610.7 |
| 2012 | 176 | 0 | 66.2 | 594.9 |
| 2011 | 176 | -28 | 66.3 | 585.5 |
| 2010 | 204 | — | 63.5 | 566.7 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/ca".