Brazil vs United States: Primary energy from renewables
Brazil
1,124 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,883 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,883 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 759 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 269.05 terawatt-hours | 239.88 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 359.32 terawatt-hours | 278.12 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 224.46 terawatt-hours | 457.23 terawatt-hours | 232.77 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 350.6 terawatt-hours | 637.81 terawatt-hours | 287.21 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 469.54 terawatt-hours | 723.61 terawatt-hours | 254.07 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 748.68 terawatt-hours | 1,240 terawatt-hours | 491.73 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 987.98 terawatt-hours | 1,691 terawatt-hours | 703.09 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 1,883 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and United States?
- 759 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.