Austria vs Brazil: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Austria
24.0%
in 2025
Brazil
24.1%
in 2025
Austria rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Austria
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 24.1% against 24.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Austria ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.6% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 19.5% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 20.2% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 20.9% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 23.8% | 1.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Austria or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 24.1% against 24.0% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Austria and Brazil?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Austria ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.