Brazil vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Brazil
17.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
85.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 85.93 terawatt-hours against 17.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 68.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 5.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0253 terawatt-hours | 0.0253 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6655 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 9.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 13.56 terawatt-hours | 47.46 terawatt-hours | 33.9 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 solar, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 85.93 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 United States?
- 68.58 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 solar?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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 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.