Brazil vs France: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Brazil
31.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
29.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
France rank
7th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 31.39 terawatt-hours against 29.67 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1.72 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and France ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 2.58 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 10.52 terawatt-hours | 12.49 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 16.28 terawatt-hours | 78.12 terawatt-hours | 61.85 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | 30.57 terawatt-hours | 18.97 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 24.5 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 17.54 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 25.44 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.54 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 35.96 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 31.39 terawatt-hours against 29.67 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Brazil and France?
- 1.72 terawatt-hours, 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 year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 6th and France ranks 7th 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. 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.