Brazil vs CIS (EI): Electricity generation from solar and wind

Brazil
206.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
28.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
CIS (EI) rank
2nd

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • Brazil
  • CIS (EI)
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 206.22 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 178.16 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 7.3 times CIS (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was CIS (EI) ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil CIS (EI) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0013 terawatt-hours Brazil
2000s 0.362 terawatt-hours 0.0074 terawatt-hours 0.3546 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 24.18 terawatt-hours 0.8511 terawatt-hours 23.33 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 133.51 terawatt-hours 15.29 terawatt-hours 118.22 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Brazil or CIS (EI)?
Brazil, at 206.22 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Brazil and CIS (EI)?
178.16 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and CIS (EI)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and CIS (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Brazil ranks 5th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.