Brazil vs France: Electricity generation from oil
Brazil
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
10.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
15th
France rank
18th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.65 terawatt-hours against 10.36 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and France ranks 18th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 7.13 terawatt-hours | 0.0794 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 8.4 terawatt-hours | 12.74 terawatt-hours | 4.33 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 14.29 terawatt-hours | 10.58 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.12 terawatt-hours | 11.47 terawatt-hours | 8.66 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.55 terawatt-hours | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 4.56 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 12.65 terawatt-hours against 10.36 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Brazil and France?
- 2.29 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Brazil ranks 15th and France ranks 18th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.