Brazil vs Turkey: Annual change in primary energy use
Brazil
60.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
87.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Turkey rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 87.41 terawatt-hours against 60.71 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 26.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.47 terawatt-hours | 11.03 terawatt-hours | 13.45 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 57.14 terawatt-hours | 13.58 terawatt-hours | 43.56 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 28.75 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 7.17 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 51.52 terawatt-hours | 25.86 terawatt-hours | 25.66 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 52.72 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 14.01 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 58.96 terawatt-hours | 59.07 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 49.34 terawatt-hours | 52.32 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Brazil or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 87.41 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 Turkey?
- 26.7 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 4th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.