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
020406080196519952025

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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
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
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.