Brazil vs China: Electricity generation from wind
Brazil
117.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
1,135 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Electricity generation from wind over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1,135 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1,017 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 9.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 212 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 0.362 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 5.27 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 23.07 terawatt-hours | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 179.6 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 88.81 terawatt-hours | 817.22 terawatt-hours | 728.41 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1,135 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between Brazil and China?
- 1,017 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.