Brazil vs Russia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
5.51 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia
6.12 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
Russia rank
20th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.61 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 20th of 79 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 4.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Russia?
- 0.61 kilowatt-hours per person, with Russia 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 23rd and Russia ranks 20th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.