Brazil vs Canada: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Brazil
12.8%
in 2025
Canada
10.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Canada rank
11th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.8% against 10.4% in Canada, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 11th of 79 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 12.5% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 12.3% | 5.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 11.4% | 5.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 2.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 12.8% against 10.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Brazil and Canada?
- 2.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 11th 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.