Brazil vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Brazil
29.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
26.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 29.32 terawatt-hours against 26.39 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 2.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 76 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.62 terawatt-hours | 32.84 terawatt-hours | 13.79 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 12.48 terawatt-hours | 12.43 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 39.92 terawatt-hours | 34.34 terawatt-hours | 5.58 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 28.23 terawatt-hours | 9.39 terawatt-hours | 18.84 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 31.09 terawatt-hours | -13.29 terawatt-hours | 44.38 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.8 terawatt-hours | -13.33 terawatt-hours | 24.13 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 Spain?
- Brazil, at 29.32 terawatt-hours against 26.39 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Brazil and Spain?
- 2.93 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th 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.