Brazil vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar and wind

Brazil
206.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
121.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
Spain rank
6th

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
050100150200196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 206.22 terawatt-hours against 121.66 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 84.56 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0013 terawatt-hours 0.603 terawatt-hours 0.6017 terawatt-hours Spain
2000s 0.362 terawatt-hours 20.11 terawatt-hours 19.75 terawatt-hours Spain
2010s 24.18 terawatt-hours 62.33 terawatt-hours 38.15 terawatt-hours Spain
2020s 133.51 terawatt-hours 103.3 terawatt-hours 30.21 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 Spain?
Brazil, at 206.22 terawatt-hours against 121.66 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Brazil and Spain?
84.56 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Brazil ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th 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.