Brazil vs Canada: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Brazil
29.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
37.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
14th
Canada rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 37.96 terawatt-hours against 29.32 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 8.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Canada ranks 11th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.68 terawatt-hours | 64.73 terawatt-hours | 42.05 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 46.62 terawatt-hours | 53.56 terawatt-hours | 6.93 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.48 terawatt-hours | 19.84 terawatt-hours | 7.36 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 39.92 terawatt-hours | 26.08 terawatt-hours | 13.84 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 28.23 terawatt-hours | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 18.05 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 31.09 terawatt-hours | 25.42 terawatt-hours | 5.67 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.8 terawatt-hours | -5.91 terawatt-hours | 16.71 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 37.96 terawatt-hours against 29.32 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Brazil and Canada?
- 8.64 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Canada ranks 11th of 76 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 Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.