Brazil vs Italy: Electricity generation from solar
Brazil
88.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
44.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Italy rank
9th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88.64 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 44.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Italy ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 18.01 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 44.7 terawatt-hours | 31.57 terawatt-hours | 13.13 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 88.64 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Brazil and Italy?
- 44.01 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Italy ranks 9th 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.