What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Brazil and Indonesia?

1.48 million TJ, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Indonesia: Renewable energy consumption

Brazil

3.89 million TJ

in 2015

Indonesia

2.40 million TJ

in 2015

Brazil rank

5th

Indonesia rank

6th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Brazil
Indonesia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3.89 million TJ against 2.40 million TJ in Indonesia, a difference of 1.48 million TJ.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Indonesia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 233 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.30 million TJ	1.92 million TJ	379,228 TJ	Brazil
2000s	3.03 million TJ	2.13 million TJ	897,043 TJ	Brazil
2010s	3.82 million TJ	2.32 million TJ	1.50 million TJ	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Brazil or Indonesia?: Brazil, at 3.89 million TJ against 2.40 million TJ in Indonesia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Brazil and Indonesia?: 1.48 million TJ, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Brazil ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste