Brazil vs Greece: Coal consumption per person
Brazil
772.29 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece
854.79 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
63rd
Greece rank
62nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Brazil
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person against 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 82.5 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 63rd and Greece ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,875 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,623 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 366.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,436 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 734.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,732 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 826.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,072 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,245 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 817.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,419 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,602 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 934.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,480 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 801.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 679.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Brazil or Greece?
- Greece, at 854.79 kilowatt-hours per person against 772.29 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Brazil and Greece?
- 82.5 kilowatt-hours per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Greece rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Brazil ranks 63rd and Greece ranks 62nd of 218 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.