Brazil vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Brazil
2.9%
in 2025
Spain
2.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
42nd
Spain rank
43rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 13.7% | 7.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 7.7% | 8.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.0% | -4.8% | 12.8% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 6.9% | 3.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 14.7% | 10.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 7.7% | 3.6% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Brazil, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 43rd 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.