Brazil vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Brazil
25.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
15.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Japan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 25.53 terawatt-hours against 15.78 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 9.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | 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 | 0.0254 terawatt-hours | 0.0252 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1236 terawatt-hours | 0.6218 terawatt-hours | 0.4982 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.14 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 0.693 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.54 terawatt-hours | 8.14 terawatt-hours | 15.4 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
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 Japan?
- Brazil, at 25.53 terawatt-hours against 15.78 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and Japan?
- 9.75 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.