Austria vs Brazil: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Austria
12.1%
in 2025
Brazil
12.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
9th
Brazil rank
8th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Austria
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.8% against 12.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 11.0% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 11.2% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 16.5% | 4.1% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 17.9% | 5.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 16.8% | 5.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 14.3% | 2.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 14.0% | 1.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Austria or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 12.8% against 12.1% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Austria and Brazil?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Austria ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.