Brazil vs India: Consumption-based energy use per person
Brazil
13.8 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
India
10.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Brazil rank
41st
India rank
43rd
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.8 kilowatt-hours against 10.5 kilowatt-hours in India, a difference of 3.3 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 41st and India ranks 43rd of 43 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.18 kilowatt-hours | 4.52 kilowatt-hours | 7.66 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 12.12 kilowatt-hours | 5.08 kilowatt-hours | 7.04 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 15.73 kilowatt-hours | 7.94 kilowatt-hours | 7.79 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | 10.5 kilowatt-hours | 3.3 kilowatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 13.8 kilowatt-hours against 10.5 kilowatt-hours in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Brazil and India?
- 3.3 kilowatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- Brazil ranks 41st and India ranks 43rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.