Brazil vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind

Brazil
203.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
124.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
Spain rank
6th

Primary energy from solar and wind over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 203.85 terawatt-hours against 124.48 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 79.37 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours Spain
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 0.6007 terawatt-hours 0.5994 terawatt-hours Spain
2000s 0.3633 terawatt-hours 20.1 terawatt-hours 19.73 terawatt-hours Spain
2010s 24.18 terawatt-hours 61.89 terawatt-hours 37.71 terawatt-hours Spain
2020s 132.87 terawatt-hours 103.75 terawatt-hours 29.12 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 Spain?
Brazil, at 203.85 terawatt-hours against 124.48 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and Spain?
79.37 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
Brazil ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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

Indicator
Primary energy from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
114 places, 6,401 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.