Brazil vs India: Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity
Brazil
115,837 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
104,007 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
5th
Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 115,837 terawatt-hours against 104,007 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 11,830 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 540.56 terawatt-hours | 539.26 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 363.26 terawatt-hours | 7,124 terawatt-hours | 6,761 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 23,067 terawatt-hours | 38,675 terawatt-hours | 15,609 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 88,377 terawatt-hours | 77,704 terawatt-hours | 10,673 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wind energy generation vs. installed capacity, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 115,837 terawatt-hours against 104,007 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wind energy generation vs. installed capacity between Brazil and India?
- 11,830 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for wind energy generation vs. installed capacity?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wind energy generation vs. installed capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.