Brazil vs France: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
1,388 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
France rank
3rd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1,388 terawatt-hours against 1,172 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 216 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and France ranks 3rd of 77 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 58.08 terawatt-hours | 28.91 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 117.17 terawatt-hours | 35.97 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 657.63 terawatt-hours | 430.57 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 1,185 terawatt-hours | 828.08 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 1,404 terawatt-hours | 897.3 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 1,412 terawatt-hours | 616.72 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 1,262 terawatt-hours | 229.1 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or France?
- France, at 1,388 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 France?
- 216 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and France ranks 3rd 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.