Brazil vs Japan: Primary energy from solar and wind
Brazil
203.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
123.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
Japan rank
7th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 203.85 terawatt-hours against 123.62 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 80.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | 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 | 0.0665 terawatt-hours | 0.0652 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 24.18 terawatt-hours | 36.8 terawatt-hours | 12.62 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 132.87 terawatt-hours | 102.67 terawatt-hours | 30.19 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 203.85 terawatt-hours against 123.62 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and Japan?
- 80.23 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th 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.