Brazil vs India: Annual change in primary energy use
Brazil
60.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
77.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 77.88 terawatt-hours against 60.71 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 17.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.47 terawatt-hours | 35.62 terawatt-hours | 11.14 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 57.14 terawatt-hours | 35.3 terawatt-hours | 21.84 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 28.75 terawatt-hours | 94.28 terawatt-hours | 65.52 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 51.52 terawatt-hours | 136.46 terawatt-hours | 84.93 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 52.72 terawatt-hours | 238.79 terawatt-hours | 186.07 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 58.96 terawatt-hours | 308.15 terawatt-hours | 249.19 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 49.34 terawatt-hours | 334.47 terawatt-hours | 285.12 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Brazil or India?
- India, at 77.88 terawatt-hours against 60.71 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Brazil and India?
- 17.17 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.