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)
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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.