Brazil vs Turkey: Renewable energy

Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
144.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Turkey rank
7th

Renewable energy over time

  • Brazil
  • Turkey
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 186.65 terawatt-hours against 144.06 terawatt-hours in Turkey, a difference of 42.59 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.

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

Brazil ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0.4558 terawatt-hours 0.4558 terawatt-hours Turkey
1970s 2.84 terawatt-hours 0.5418 terawatt-hours 2.29 terawatt-hours Brazil
1980s 8.56 terawatt-hours 0.3351 terawatt-hours 8.23 terawatt-hours Brazil
1990s 17.81 terawatt-hours 1.19 terawatt-hours 16.62 terawatt-hours Brazil
2000s 42.67 terawatt-hours 1.76 terawatt-hours 40.91 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 136.91 terawatt-hours 41.11 terawatt-hours 95.81 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 177.05 terawatt-hours 133.16 terawatt-hours 43.89 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Brazil or Turkey?
Brazil, at 186.65 terawatt-hours against 144.06 terawatt-hours in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Brazil and Turkey?
42.59 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for renewable energy?
Brazil ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th 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.