Brazil vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Brazil
2.0%
in 2025
United States
1.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
99th
United States rank
100th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 99th and United States ranks 100th of 216 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 5.0% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 2.2% | 8.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -0.3% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 2.0% against 1.9% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Brazil and United States?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 99th and United States ranks 100th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.