Brazil vs China: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Brazil
31.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
528.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 528.4 terawatt-hours against 31.3 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 497.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 16.9 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 7.99 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 15.72 terawatt-hours | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 8.74 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.95 terawatt-hours | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 21.78 terawatt-hours | 52.22 terawatt-hours | 30.45 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 26.91 terawatt-hours | 144.62 terawatt-hours | 117.7 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 38.71 terawatt-hours | 327.82 terawatt-hours | 289.11 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Brazil or China?
- China, at 528.4 terawatt-hours against 31.3 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and China?
- 497.1 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 renewables?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 77 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 renewables. 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.