Brazil vs India: Primary energy from renewables
Brazil
1,124 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
597.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
4th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,124 terawatt-hours against 597.94 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 526.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 77 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 5.94 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 40.07 terawatt-hours | 41.13 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 224.46 terawatt-hours | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 170.71 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 350.6 terawatt-hours | 76.65 terawatt-hours | 273.95 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 469.54 terawatt-hours | 117.19 terawatt-hours | 352.35 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 748.68 terawatt-hours | 242.73 terawatt-hours | 505.95 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 987.98 terawatt-hours | 453.87 terawatt-hours | 534.11 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 1,124 terawatt-hours against 597.94 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and India?
- 526.06 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India 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 renewables. 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.