Brazil vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Brazil
17.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
0 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Brazil rank
4th
USSR rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- USSR
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.35 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 17.35 terawatt-hours.
Across all 19 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd of 77 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | USSR | 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 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Brazil or USSR?
- Brazil, at 17.35 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Brazil and USSR?
- 17.35 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Brazil ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.