Brazil vs United States of America: Primary energy from solar and wind

Brazil
203.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
861.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Primary energy from solar and wind over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
0200400600800196519952025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 861.83 terawatt-hours against 203.85 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 657.98 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 111 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America 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 0.2463 terawatt-hours 0.2463 terawatt-hours United States of America
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 3.75 terawatt-hours 3.75 terawatt-hours United States of America
2000s 0.3633 terawatt-hours 26.81 terawatt-hours 26.45 terawatt-hours United States of America
2010s 24.18 terawatt-hours 240.26 terawatt-hours 216.08 terawatt-hours United States of America
2020s 132.87 terawatt-hours 659.86 terawatt-hours 527 terawatt-hours United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Brazil or United States of America?
United States of America, at 861.83 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 United States of America?
657.98 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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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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.