Brazil vs CIS (EI): Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
1,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,172 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 148 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and CIS (EI) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 104.05 terawatt-hours | 74.88 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 224.26 terawatt-hours | 143.06 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 535.97 terawatt-hours | 308.91 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 552.78 terawatt-hours | 195.72 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 680.51 terawatt-hours | 173.99 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 812.46 terawatt-hours | 16.75 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 986.12 terawatt-hours | 47 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 CIS (EI)?
- Brazil, at 1,172 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and CIS (EI)?
- 148 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and CIS (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and CIS (EI) rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd 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.