Brazil vs Indonesia: Renewable energy

Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
216.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
3rd

Renewable energy over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 216.88 terawatt-hours against 186.65 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 30.23 terawatt-hours.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia 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 20.46 terawatt-hours 2.65 terawatt-hours Indonesia
2000s 42.67 terawatt-hours 68.02 terawatt-hours 25.34 terawatt-hours Indonesia
2010s 136.91 terawatt-hours 117.41 terawatt-hours 19.5 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 177.05 terawatt-hours 218.89 terawatt-hours 41.84 terawatt-hours Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 216.88 terawatt-hours against 186.65 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Brazil and Indonesia?
30.23 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for renewable energy?
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.