Brazil vs Italy: Electricity generation from coal per person
Brazil
80.78 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
63.06 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
64th
Italy rank
65th
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 80.78 kilowatt-hours against 63.06 kilowatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 17.72 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 207 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9 kilowatt-hours | 561.71 kilowatt-hours | 523.81 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 37.45 kilowatt-hours | 406.1 kilowatt-hours | 368.65 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 56.55 kilowatt-hours | 671.5 kilowatt-hours | 614.95 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 101.86 kilowatt-hours | 630.08 kilowatt-hours | 528.23 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 81.58 kilowatt-hours | 198.18 kilowatt-hours | 116.6 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 80.78 kilowatt-hours against 63.06 kilowatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Brazil and Italy?
- 17.72 kilowatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Brazil ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.