Brazil vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Brazil
31.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
19.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Japan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 31.3 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 11.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 77 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 1.97 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 8.88 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 15.72 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 9.59 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.95 terawatt-hours | 0.486 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 21.78 terawatt-hours | 0.1466 terawatt-hours | 21.63 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 26.91 terawatt-hours | 9.68 terawatt-hours | 17.23 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.71 terawatt-hours | 19.08 terawatt-hours | 19.63 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 31.3 terawatt-hours against 19.34 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and Japan?
- 11.96 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 renewables?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th 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.