Brazil vs India: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
761.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
6th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,172 terawatt-hours against 761.02 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 410.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 23.66 terawatt-hours | 5.51 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 45.59 terawatt-hours | 35.61 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 65.6 terawatt-hours | 161.45 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 100.76 terawatt-hours | 256.29 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 171.32 terawatt-hours | 335.19 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 350.09 terawatt-hours | 445.62 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 601.07 terawatt-hours | 432.06 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 India?
- Brazil, at 1,172 terawatt-hours against 761.02 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and India?
- 410.98 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 6th 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.