Brazil vs Finland: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Brazil
24.1%
in 2025
Finland
27.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
7th
Finland rank
4th
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 27.7% against 24.1% in Brazil, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Finland ranks 4th of 79 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.8% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 20.0% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 21.6% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 22.1% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 26.0% | 2.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Brazil or Finland?
- Finland, at 27.7% against 24.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Brazil and Finland?
- 3.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Finland ranks 4th 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.