Brazil vs India: Renewable energy generation

Brazil
88.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
168.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Renewable energy generation over time

  • Brazil
  • India
050100150197119982025

How they compare

India currently reports 168.58 terawatt-hours against 88.02 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 80.56 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 79 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0025 terawatt-hours 0.0025 terawatt-hours India
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0288 terawatt-hours 0.0288 terawatt-hours India
2010s 1.11 terawatt-hours 13.81 terawatt-hours 12.7 terawatt-hours India
2020s 44.49 terawatt-hours 108.27 terawatt-hours 63.78 terawatt-hours India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy generation, Brazil or India?
India, at 168.58 terawatt-hours against 88.02 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy generation between Brazil and India?
80.56 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for renewable energy generation?
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable energy generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 3,724 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.