Brazil vs China: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Brazil
17.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
334.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 334.2 terawatt-hours against 17.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 316.85 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 19.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 77 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 terawatt-hours | 0.0017 terawatt-hours | 0.0017 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0262 terawatt-hours | 0.0262 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 0.6655 terawatt-hours | 22.37 terawatt-hours | 21.71 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 13.56 terawatt-hours | 158.21 terawatt-hours | 144.65 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, Brazil or China?
- China, at 334.2 terawatt-hours against 17.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Brazil and China?
- 316.85 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?
- 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 solar. 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.