Brazil vs Japan: Renewable energy
Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
167.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Japan rank
5th
Renewable energy over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 186.65 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 18.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 33.92 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 61.16 terawatt-hours | 43.35 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 42.67 terawatt-hours | 80.58 terawatt-hours | 37.9 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 136.91 terawatt-hours | 91.07 terawatt-hours | 45.84 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 177.05 terawatt-hours | 141.82 terawatt-hours | 35.23 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 186.65 terawatt-hours against 167.68 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Brazil and Japan?
- 18.97 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for renewable energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.