Brazil vs Japan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Brazil
-5.7%
in 2025
Japan
-6.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
Japan rank
38th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -5.7% against -6.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Japan ranks 38th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 0.1% | 6.3% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 1.5% | 12.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 1.8% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -1.2% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at -5.7% against -6.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Japan ranks 38th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.