Brazil vs United States: Electricity generation from renewables
Brazil
649.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,159 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,159 terawatt-hours against 649.97 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 509.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.75 terawatt-hours | 370.26 terawatt-hours | 113.52 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 345.01 terawatt-hours | 353.64 terawatt-hours | 8.64 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 460.34 terawatt-hours | 587.63 terawatt-hours | 127.29 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 592.68 terawatt-hours | 970.22 terawatt-hours | 377.53 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 1,159 terawatt-hours against 649.97 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Brazil and United States?
- 509.03 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.