Brazil vs Japan: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
31.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
47.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 47.09 terawatt-hours against 31.39 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 15.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 0.6208 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 22.64 terawatt-hours | 12.13 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 16.28 terawatt-hours | 41.1 terawatt-hours | 24.83 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | 40.31 terawatt-hours | 28.71 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 24.5 terawatt-hours | -12.76 terawatt-hours | 37.25 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.87 terawatt-hours | -53.66 terawatt-hours | 81.53 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.54 terawatt-hours | 33.44 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 47.09 terawatt-hours against 31.39 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and Japan?
- 15.7 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.