Brazil vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar
Brazil
88.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
62.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88.64 terawatt-hours against 62.9 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 25.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 214 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 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.942 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 12.51 terawatt-hours | 11.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 44.7 terawatt-hours | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 88.64 terawatt-hours against 62.9 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Brazil and Spain?
- 25.74 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?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th 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.