Brazil vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Brazil
17.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
15.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Germany rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.35 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 1.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | 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 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6696 terawatt-hours | 0.6696 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.6655 terawatt-hours | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 13.56 terawatt-hours | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 5.83 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 Germany?
- Brazil, at 17.35 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Brazil and Germany?
- 1.64 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th 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.