Brazil vs OECD (EI): Renewable electricity generation by source

Brazil
117.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
1,228 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Renewable electricity generation by source over time

  • Brazil
  • OECD (EI)
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 1,228 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1,110 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 10.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 212 countries.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil OECD (EI) Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.676 terawatt-hours 0.676 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 8.38 terawatt-hours 8.38 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 0.362 terawatt-hours 103.34 terawatt-hours 102.97 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 23.07 terawatt-hours 536.61 terawatt-hours 513.54 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 88.81 terawatt-hours 1,099 terawatt-hours 1,010 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Brazil or OECD (EI)?
OECD (EI), at 1,228 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Brazil and OECD (EI)?
1,110 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD (EI)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Brazil and OECD (EI) rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
Brazil ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable electricity generation by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,974 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.