Brazil vs China: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Brazil
3,129 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
China
3,113 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
31st
China rank
32nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3,129 kilowatt-hours against 3,113 kilowatt-hours in China, a difference of 16 kilowatt-hours.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 31st and China ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,608 kilowatt-hours | 145.69 kilowatt-hours | 1,462 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1,942 kilowatt-hours | 348.99 kilowatt-hours | 1,593 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2,369 kilowatt-hours | 1,086 kilowatt-hours | 1,284 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2,881 kilowatt-hours | 2,354 kilowatt-hours | 527.55 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 3,129 kilowatt-hours against 3,113 kilowatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Brazil and China?
- 16 kilowatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Brazil ranks 31st and China ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.