Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Brazil or Canada?

Brazil, at 430,230 GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada as of 2015.

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

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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Canada: Renewable energy electricity output

Brazil

430,230 GWh

in 2015

Canada

422,643 GWh

in 2015

Brazil rank

3rd

Canada rank

4th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Brazil
Canada

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 430,230 GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada, a difference of 7,587 GWh.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 230 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1990s	256,743 GWh	335,222 GWh	78,479 GWh	Canada
2000s	344,905 GWh	365,418 GWh	20,514 GWh	Canada
2010s	442,620 GWh	405,565 GWh	37,055 GWh	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Brazil or Canada?: Brazil, at 430,230 GWh against 422,643 GWh in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Brazil and Canada?: 7,587 GWh, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Brazil ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 4th of 230 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.