Brazil vs CIS (EI): Annual change in primary energy from solar
Brazil
17.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.35 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 12.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.9 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and CIS (EI) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | CIS (EI) | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 0.6655 terawatt-hours | 0.1685 terawatt-hours | 0.497 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.56 terawatt-hours | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 11.3 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, Brazil or CIS (EI)?
- Brazil, at 17.35 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Brazil and CIS (EI)?
- 12.88 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and CIS (EI)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and CIS (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd 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.