Brazil vs Finland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Brazil
1,870 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland
2,213 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Finland rank
9th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 343 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 11th and Finland ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 668.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,643 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,398 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 981.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,526 kilowatt-hours per person | 728.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 642.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,603 kilowatt-hours per person | 679.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Brazil or Finland?
- Finland, at 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Brazil and Finland?
- 343 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Finland ranks 9th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.