Brazil vs Philippines: Coal consumption
Brazil
164.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines
259.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
21st
Philippines rank
18th
Coal consumption over time
- Brazil
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 259.52 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 95.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 18th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.34 terawatt-hours | 0.3571 terawatt-hours | 21.98 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 39.59 terawatt-hours | 0.7033 terawatt-hours | 38.89 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 99.49 terawatt-hours | 8.13 terawatt-hours | 91.36 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 132.77 terawatt-hours | 23.42 terawatt-hours | 109.35 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 149.73 terawatt-hours | 58.58 terawatt-hours | 91.16 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 187.7 terawatt-hours | 136.64 terawatt-hours | 51.05 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 168.98 terawatt-hours | 243.14 terawatt-hours | 74.16 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Brazil or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 259.52 terawatt-hours against 164.35 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Brazil and Philippines?
- 95.17 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Philippines rank globally for coal consumption?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Philippines ranks 18th 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.