Brazil vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Brazil
31.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
45.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 45.49 terawatt-hours against 31.3 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 14.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 17.25 terawatt-hours | 15.46 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 15.72 terawatt-hours | 13.97 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 10.95 terawatt-hours | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 21.78 terawatt-hours | 27.4 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 26.91 terawatt-hours | 51.63 terawatt-hours | 24.72 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 38.71 terawatt-hours | 71.42 terawatt-hours | 32.71 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 45.49 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 United States?
- 14.19 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.