Brazil vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Brazil
-3.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
-4.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
60th
Spain rank
63rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -3.48 terawatt-hours against -4.68 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 1.2 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -1.19 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.24 terawatt-hours | 9.93 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | 0.3152 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | -1.26 terawatt-hours | -11.83 terawatt-hours | 10.57 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.03 terawatt-hours | -5.07 terawatt-hours | 10.1 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | -2.53 terawatt-hours | -5.81 terawatt-hours | 3.29 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at -3.48 terawatt-hours against -4.68 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Brazil and Spain?
- 1.2 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 78 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 Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.