Brazil vs Canada: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
734.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Canada rank
7th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,172 terawatt-hours against 734.98 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 437.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Canada ranks 7th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 135.12 terawatt-hours | 105.95 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 253.59 terawatt-hours | 172.39 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 470.41 terawatt-hours | 243.35 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 606.08 terawatt-hours | 249.03 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 646.51 terawatt-hours | 140 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 756.78 terawatt-hours | 38.93 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 749.9 terawatt-hours | 283.23 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 1,172 terawatt-hours against 734.98 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and Canada?
- 437.02 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Canada ranks 7th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.