Brazil vs CIS (EI): Renewable energy

Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
7.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
CIS (EI) rank
2nd

Renewable energy over time

  • Brazil
  • CIS (EI)
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 186.65 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 178.81 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 23.8 times CIS (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 79 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil CIS (EI) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 2.84 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 2.84 terawatt-hours Brazil
1980s 8.56 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 8.56 terawatt-hours Brazil
1990s 17.81 terawatt-hours 0.3848 terawatt-hours 17.42 terawatt-hours Brazil
2000s 42.67 terawatt-hours 3.43 terawatt-hours 39.24 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 136.91 terawatt-hours 5.27 terawatt-hours 131.64 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 177.05 terawatt-hours 7.52 terawatt-hours 169.53 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Brazil or CIS (EI)?
Brazil, at 186.65 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Brazil and CIS (EI)?
178.81 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and CIS (EI)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and CIS (EI) rank globally for renewable energy?
Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
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.