Brazil vs United States: Electricity generation from wind
Brazil
117.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
464.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
2nd
Electricity generation from wind over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 464.39 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 346.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.9 times Brazil's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4296 terawatt-hours | 0.4296 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.362 terawatt-hours | 25.61 terawatt-hours | 25.25 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 23.07 terawatt-hours | 194.57 terawatt-hours | 171.5 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 88.81 terawatt-hours | 414.64 terawatt-hours | 325.84 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 464.39 terawatt-hours against 117.58 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between Brazil and United States?
- 346.81 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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.