Brazil vs India: Primary energy from solar and wind
Brazil
203.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
272.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 272.59 terawatt-hours against 203.85 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 68.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | 0.5418 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 6.79 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 24.18 terawatt-hours | 52.49 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 132.87 terawatt-hours | 185.97 terawatt-hours | 53.1 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Brazil or India?
- India, at 272.59 terawatt-hours against 203.85 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and India?
- 68.74 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.