Brazil vs Japan: Primary energy from solar

Brazil
88.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
110.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Primary energy from solar over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
0255075100196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 110.79 terawatt-hours against 88.02 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 22.77 terawatt-hours.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 77 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

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 terawatt-hours 0.0616 terawatt-hours 0.0616 terawatt-hours Japan
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 1.53 terawatt-hours 1.53 terawatt-hours Japan
2010s 1.11 terawatt-hours 31.31 terawatt-hours 30.2 terawatt-hours Japan
2020s 44.49 terawatt-hours 92.47 terawatt-hours 47.98 terawatt-hours Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar, Brazil or Japan?
Japan, at 110.79 terawatt-hours against 88.02 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Brazil and Japan?
22.77 terawatt-hours, with Japan 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?
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 77 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. 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
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
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.