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
02505007501.0k196519952025

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

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
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.