Brazil vs China: Electricity generation from renewables
Brazil
649.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
3,920 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 3,920 terawatt-hours against 649.97 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 3,270 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 6.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.75 terawatt-hours | 168.7 terawatt-hours | 88.04 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 345.01 terawatt-hours | 412.37 terawatt-hours | 67.36 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 460.34 terawatt-hours | 1,339 terawatt-hours | 879.11 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 592.68 terawatt-hours | 2,920 terawatt-hours | 2,327 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Brazil or China?
- China, at 3,920 terawatt-hours against 649.97 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Brazil and China?
- 3,270 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.