Brazil vs France: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Brazil
665.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
540.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
France rank
5th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 665.84 terawatt-hours against 540.63 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 125.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and France ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258.88 terawatt-hours | 433.41 terawatt-hours | 174.54 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 357.21 terawatt-hours | 500.41 terawatt-hours | 143.2 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 475.86 terawatt-hours | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 37.97 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 607.59 terawatt-hours | 489.98 terawatt-hours | 117.62 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 665.84 terawatt-hours against 540.63 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Brazil and France?
- 125.21 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and France ranks 5th of 209 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. 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. 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.