Brazil vs France: Primary energy from solar per person

Brazil
413.59 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France
487.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
36th
France rank
33rd

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Brazil
  • France
0100200300400500196519952025

How they compare

France currently reports 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 413.59 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 73.44 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 36th and France ranks 33rd of 79 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil France Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0373 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0373 kilowatt-hours per person France
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.4651 kilowatt-hours per person 0.4651 kilowatt-hours per person France
2010s 5.38 kilowatt-hours per person 97.46 kilowatt-hours per person 92.08 kilowatt-hours per person France
2020s 210.24 kilowatt-hours per person 314.21 kilowatt-hours per person 103.97 kilowatt-hours per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Brazil or France?
France, at 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person against 413.59 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Brazil and France?
73.44 kilowatt-hours per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and France rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Brazil ranks 36th and France ranks 33rd 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 solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from solar per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.