Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 1.5% | 8.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 3.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 6.6% | 5.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 5.6% | 3.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.