Brazil vs India: Electricity generation from solar
Brazil
88.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
195.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 195.99 terawatt-hours against 88.64 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 107.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 214 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 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 12.79 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 44.7 terawatt-hours | 111.48 terawatt-hours | 66.78 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Brazil or India?
- India, at 195.99 terawatt-hours against 88.64 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Brazil and India?
- 107.35 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 electricity generation from solar?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 214 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. 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.