Brazil vs North Korea: Coal consumption
Brazil
164.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea
164.4 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
North Korea rank
20th
Coal consumption over time
- Brazil
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 164.4 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 0.05 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North Korea ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and North Korea ranks 20th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.49 terawatt-hours | 237.14 terawatt-hours | 137.65 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 1990s | 132.77 terawatt-hours | 233.21 terawatt-hours | 100.44 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2000s | 149.73 terawatt-hours | 255.74 terawatt-hours | 106 terawatt-hours | North Korea |
| 2010s | 187.7 terawatt-hours | 147.35 terawatt-hours | 40.35 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 169.9 terawatt-hours | 165.36 terawatt-hours | 4.54 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Brazil or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 164.4 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Brazil and North Korea?
- 0.05 terawatt-hours, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for coal consumption?
- Brazil ranks 21st and North Korea ranks 20th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.