Brazil vs Italy: Primary energy from solar
Brazil
88.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
46.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Italy rank
9th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88.02 terawatt-hours against 46.52 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 41.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Italy ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | 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 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0115 terawatt-hours | 0.0115 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1086 terawatt-hours | 0.1086 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 18.01 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 44.49 terawatt-hours | 31.91 terawatt-hours | 12.58 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 88.02 terawatt-hours against 46.52 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Brazil and Italy?
- 41.5 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Italy ranks 9th of 80 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. 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.