Brazil vs France: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
2.8%
in 2025
France
2.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
France rank
39th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.8% against 2.2% in France, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 8.3% | 1.9% | France |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 11.9% | 3.8% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 18.6% | 10.4% | France |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 0.6% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.0% | 2.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 2.8% against 2.2% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and France?
- 0.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 37th and France ranks 39th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.