Brazil vs China: Renewable energy electricity output
Brazil
430,230 GWh
in 2015
China
1.40 million GWh
in 2015
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.40 million GWh against 430,230 GWh in Brazil, a difference of 968,090 GWh.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 233 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256,743 GWh | 170,431 GWh | 86,311 GWh | Brazil |
| 2000s | 344,905 GWh | 407,348 GWh | 62,444 GWh | China |
| 2010s | 442,620 GWh | 1.06 million GWh | 615,420 GWh | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1.40 million GWh against 430,230 GWh in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Brazil and China?
- 968,090 GWh, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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 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
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.