Brazil vs Spain: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Brazil
84.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
73.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
33rd
Spain rank
34th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 84.69 terawatt-hours against 73.01 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 11.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.43 terawatt-hours | 62.43 terawatt-hours | 50 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.32 terawatt-hours | 84.8 terawatt-hours | 69.48 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 40 terawatt-hours | 160.45 terawatt-hours | 120.45 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 98.7 terawatt-hours | 122.97 terawatt-hours | 24.27 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 86.86 terawatt-hours | 83.05 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 84.69 terawatt-hours against 73.01 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Brazil and Spain?
- 11.68 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 209 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.