Brazil vs Germany: Primary energy from renewables per person
Brazil
5,280 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany
5,032 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Germany rank
14th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5,280 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,032 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany, a difference of 248 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 210.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 118.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 747.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 251.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 496.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 308.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,350 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2,179 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,842 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,149 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,840 kilowatt-hours per person | 155.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Brazil or Germany?
- Brazil, at 5,280 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,032 kilowatt-hours per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Brazil and Germany?
- 248 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Germany ranks 14th 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.