Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Brazil
691.24 kWh per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.87 kWh per person
in 2021
Brazil rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200400600199020052021

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 691.24 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 673.37 kWh per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 38.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 209 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 36.26 kWh per person -5 kWh per person 41.26 kWh per person Brazil
2000s 77.9 kWh per person 4.7 kWh per person 73.2 kWh per person Brazil
2010s 342.56 kWh per person 8.53 kWh per person 334.03 kWh per person Brazil
2020s 648.98 kWh per person 16.55 kWh per person 632.43 kWh per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brazil, at 691.24 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
673.37 kWh per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Brazil ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.