Brazil vs Kuwait: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Brazil
-2.1%
in 2025
Kuwait
-0.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
39th
Kuwait rank
36th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -0.3% against -2.1% in Brazil, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.
Brazil ranks 39th and Kuwait ranks 36th of 77 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.5% | 25.5% | 27.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 103.9% | 103.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -0.7% | 31.3% | 32.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Brazil or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -0.3% against -2.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Brazil and Kuwait?
- 1.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kuwait?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kuwait rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 39th and Kuwait ranks 36th of 77 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.