Brazil vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from low-carbon energy

Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
11,810 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time

  • Brazil
  • OECD (EI)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196519952025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 11,810 terawatt-hours against 1,172 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 10,638 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 10.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil OECD (EI) Difference Ahead
1960s 29.17 terawatt-hours 994.03 terawatt-hours 964.86 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1970s 81.2 terawatt-hours 2,071 terawatt-hours 1,990 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1980s 227.06 terawatt-hours 4,984 terawatt-hours 4,757 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 357.05 terawatt-hours 7,989 terawatt-hours 7,632 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 506.51 terawatt-hours 9,472 terawatt-hours 8,966 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 795.71 terawatt-hours 10,247 terawatt-hours 9,451 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 1,033 terawatt-hours 11,239 terawatt-hours 10,206 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or OECD (EI)?
OECD (EI), at 11,810 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 OECD (EI)?
10,638 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD (EI)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and OECD (EI) rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
Brazil ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.