Brazil vs Canada: Total electricity output
Brazil
581,652 GWh
in 2015
Canada
670,740 GWh
in 2015
Brazil rank
8th
Canada rank
6th
Total electricity output over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 670,740 GWh against 581,652 GWh in Brazil, a difference of 89,088 GWh.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th of 230 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 274,227 GWh | 544,570 GWh | 270,343 GWh | Canada |
| 2000s | 397,159 GWh | 607,690 GWh | 210,532 GWh | Canada |
| 2010s | 557,250 GWh | 640,996 GWh | 83,747 GWh | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 670,740 GWh against 581,652 GWh in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Brazil and Canada?
- 89,088 GWh, with Canada 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 total electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 6th 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 Total 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
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants