Brazil vs China: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Brazil
25.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
465.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 465.08 terawatt-hours against 25.53 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 439.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 18.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 111 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0491 terawatt-hours | 0.0489 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 0.1236 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 2.62 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 60.14 terawatt-hours | 54 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 23.54 terawatt-hours | 278.64 terawatt-hours | 255.11 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Brazil or China?
- China, at 465.08 terawatt-hours against 25.53 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and China?
- 439.55 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 111 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 Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.