Brazil vs China: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Brazil
8.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
130.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 130.88 terawatt-hours against 8.18 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 122.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 16.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 80 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 0.0472 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 0.1236 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 5.47 terawatt-hours | 37.77 terawatt-hours | 32.29 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 120.44 terawatt-hours | 110.46 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Brazil or China?
- China, at 130.88 terawatt-hours against 8.18 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Brazil and China?
- 122.7 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st 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 wind. 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.