Brazil vs Denmark: Primary energy from renewables per person
Brazil
5,280 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
8,109 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Denmark rank
8th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,280 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 2,829 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 324.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 747.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 742.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 53.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,605 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2,179 kilowatt-hours per person | 701.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,478 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,544 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,270 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,547 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,973 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Brazil or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,280 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Brazil and Denmark?
- 2,829 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 8th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.