Brazil vs United States: Renewable energy electricity output
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 568,439 GWh against 430,230 GWh in Brazil, a difference of 138,209 GWh.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 230 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256,743 GWh | 366,294 GWh | 109,552 GWh | United States |
| 2000s | 344,905 GWh | 360,029 GWh | 15,125 GWh | United States |
| 2010s | 442,620 GWh | 525,366 GWh | 82,746 GWh | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 568,439 GWh against 430,230 GWh in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Brazil and United States?
- 138,209 GWh, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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
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.