Brazil vs India: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Brazil
665.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
554.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
4th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 665.84 terawatt-hours against 554.81 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 111.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258.88 terawatt-hours | 83.36 terawatt-hours | 175.52 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 357.21 terawatt-hours | 124.07 terawatt-hours | 233.14 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 475.86 terawatt-hours | 236.82 terawatt-hours | 239.04 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 607.59 terawatt-hours | 423.79 terawatt-hours | 183.8 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 India?
- Brazil, at 665.84 terawatt-hours against 554.81 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Brazil and India?
- 111.03 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th 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. 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.