Brazil vs Ireland: Primary energy from renewables
Brazil
1,124 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
22.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Ireland rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,124 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 1,102 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 50.7 times Ireland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 28.38 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 80.52 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 224.46 terawatt-hours | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 223.66 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 350.6 terawatt-hours | 0.9156 terawatt-hours | 349.69 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 469.54 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 466.97 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 748.68 terawatt-hours | 9.94 terawatt-hours | 738.74 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 987.98 terawatt-hours | 18.87 terawatt-hours | 969.11 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Brazil or Ireland?
- Brazil, at 1,124 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and Ireland?
- 1,102 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Ireland 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 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.