Brazil vs China: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
5,611 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 5,611 terawatt-hours against 1,172 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 4,439 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 4.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 39.03 terawatt-hours | 42.17 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 88.59 terawatt-hours | 138.46 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 198.41 terawatt-hours | 158.64 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 575.89 terawatt-hours | 69.38 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 1,976 terawatt-hours | 1,180 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 4,407 terawatt-hours | 3,374 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or China?
- China, at 5,611 terawatt-hours against 1,172 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and China?
- 4,439 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 80 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.