Brazil vs Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Brazil
-5.7%
in 2025
Russia
-5.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
Russia rank
35th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -5.0% against -5.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Russia ranks 35th of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at -5.0% against -5.7% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Brazil and Russia?
- 0.7%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Russia ranks 35th 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.