Brazil vs Russia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
881.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Russia rank
5th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,172 terawatt-hours against 881.71 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 290.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 273.88 terawatt-hours | 525.32 terawatt-hours | 251.44 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 505.52 terawatt-hours | 148.47 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 626.36 terawatt-hours | 119.85 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 753.2 terawatt-hours | 42.52 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 885.47 terawatt-hours | 147.66 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 Russia?
- Brazil, at 1,172 terawatt-hours against 881.71 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Brazil and Russia?
- 290.29 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th 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.