Brazil vs France: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Brazil
-23.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
-12.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
80th
France rank
78th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
France currently reports -12.78 terawatt-hours against -23.9 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 11.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and France ranks 78th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 0.279 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8.39 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 7.04 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.81 terawatt-hours | -1.98 terawatt-hours | 10.79 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8.83 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 6.24 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 9.8 terawatt-hours | -1.55 terawatt-hours | 11.35 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6889 terawatt-hours | -0.0966 terawatt-hours | 0.7855 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours | 0.2631 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Brazil or France?
- France, at -12.78 terawatt-hours against -23.9 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Brazil and France?
- 11.12 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Brazil ranks 80th and France ranks 78th of 80 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 Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.