Brazil vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary energy from solar and wind

Brazil
203.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
107.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Primary energy from solar and wind over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 203.85 terawatt-hours against 107.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 96.76 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 0.0013 terawatt-hours 0.0013 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 0.3887 terawatt-hours 0.3874 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.3633 terawatt-hours 3.53 terawatt-hours 3.16 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 24.18 terawatt-hours 41.65 terawatt-hours 17.47 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 132.87 terawatt-hours 93.59 terawatt-hours 39.27 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Brazil, at 203.85 terawatt-hours against 107.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
96.76 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
Brazil ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 111 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.