Brazil vs China: Primary energy from hydropower
Brazil
397.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
1,392 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
1st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1,392 terawatt-hours against 397.9 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 994.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 72.53 terawatt-hours | 39.03 terawatt-hours | 33.5 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 166.9 terawatt-hours | 88.59 terawatt-hours | 78.31 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 250.87 terawatt-hours | 167.14 terawatt-hours | 83.73 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 330.56 terawatt-hours | 399.57 terawatt-hours | 69.01 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 390.98 terawatt-hours | 1,014 terawatt-hours | 622.6 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 405.33 terawatt-hours | 1,319 terawatt-hours | 913.72 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1,392 terawatt-hours against 397.9 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Brazil and China?
- 994.1 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st 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 hydropower. 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.