Brazil vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from renewables
Brazil
1,124 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
6,116 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 6,116 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 4,992 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 5.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 872.16 terawatt-hours | 842.99 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 1,139 terawatt-hours | 1,058 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 224.46 terawatt-hours | 1,508 terawatt-hours | 1,283 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 350.6 terawatt-hours | 1,953 terawatt-hours | 1,602 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 469.54 terawatt-hours | 2,470 terawatt-hours | 2,000 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 748.68 terawatt-hours | 4,108 terawatt-hours | 3,359 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 987.98 terawatt-hours | 5,601 terawatt-hours | 4,613 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Brazil or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 6,116 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and OECD (EI)?
- 4,992 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and OECD (EI) rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) 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.