Brazil vs United States: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Brazil
1,172 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
4,386 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,386 terawatt-hours against 1,172 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 3,214 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 296.67 terawatt-hours | 267.5 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 824.24 terawatt-hours | 743.04 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 227.06 terawatt-hours | 1,649 terawatt-hours | 1,422 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 357.05 terawatt-hours | 2,691 terawatt-hours | 2,334 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 506.51 terawatt-hours | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 2,717 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 795.71 terawatt-hours | 3,785 terawatt-hours | 2,989 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,033 terawatt-hours | 4,180 terawatt-hours | 3,147 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 4,386 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 United States?
- 3,214 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.