Brazil vs Japan: Total electricity output
Brazil
581,652 GWh
in 2015
Japan
1.04 million GWh
in 2015
Brazil rank
8th
Japan rank
5th
Total electricity output over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.04 million GWh against 581,652 GWh in Brazil, a difference of 453,618 GWh.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 230 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 274,227 GWh | 974,600 GWh | 700,373 GWh | Japan |
| 2000s | 397,159 GWh | 1.10 million GWh | 705,342 GWh | Japan |
| 2010s | 557,250 GWh | 1.07 million GWh | 509,194 GWh | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.04 million GWh against 581,652 GWh in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Brazil and Japan?
- 453,618 GWh, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for total electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th 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