Australia vs Brazil: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity
Australia
42.44 gigawatts
in 2025
Brazil
64.69 gigawatts
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Brazil rank
6th
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 64.69 gigawatts against 42.44 gigawatts in Australia, a difference of 22.25 gigawatts.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0767 gigawatts | 0.0016 gigawatts | 0.0751 gigawatts | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.72 gigawatts | 0.8541 gigawatts | 4.86 gigawatts | Australia |
| 2020s | 31.01 gigawatts | 33.85 gigawatts | 2.84 gigawatts | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 64.69 gigawatts against 42.44 gigawatts in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity between Australia and Brazil?
- 22.25 gigawatts, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Australia ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.