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Hydro share of electricity generated: Canadian provinces ranked (2025)

Measure: Hydro share of electricity generated (%, derived). All 11 provinces and territories with data in Electricity generation by source by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 25-10-0020-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-04

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National value: 54.5 (Canada).

Lowest: 2 to 11 %
Group 2: 11 to 22.9 %
Group 3: 22.9 to 67.3 %
Group 4: 67.3 to 92.8 %
Highest: 92.8 to 95.9 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Newfoundland and Labrador	95.9
2	Manitoba	95.8
3	Quebec	92.8
4	British Columbia	88.6
5	Yukon	67.3
6	Northwest Territories	29.1
7	Ontario	22.9
8	New Brunswick	20.2
9	Saskatchewan	11
10	Nova Scotia	6.4
11	Alberta	2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 25-10-0020-01: Electric power, annual generation by class of producer. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by hydro share of electricity generated (%, derived) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 25-10-0020-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-hydro/

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