Brazil vs Serbia: Electricity generation from coal

Brazil
17.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Serbia
23.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Serbia rank
23rd

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Brazil
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 23.82 terawatt-hours against 17.19 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 6.63 terawatt-hours.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Serbia ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 207 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.05 terawatt-hours 22.79 terawatt-hours 16.74 terawatt-hours Serbia
2000s 10.37 terawatt-hours 24.38 terawatt-hours 14.01 terawatt-hours Serbia
2010s 20.52 terawatt-hours 26.23 terawatt-hours 5.71 terawatt-hours Serbia
2020s 17.18 terawatt-hours 24.06 terawatt-hours 6.87 terawatt-hours Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Brazil or Serbia?
Serbia, at 23.82 terawatt-hours against 17.19 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Brazil and Serbia?
6.63 terawatt-hours, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Serbia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Serbia rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Brazil ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 23rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.