Brazil vs Canada: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Brazil
2.9%
in 2025
Canada
2.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
42nd
Canada rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 42nd and Canada ranks 45th of 80 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 5.2% | 10.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.0% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 2.9% against 2.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 42nd and Canada ranks 45th 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 percentage change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.