Brazil vs Russia: Electricity generation from oil
Brazil
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
14.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
15th
Russia rank
13th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 14.47 terawatt-hours against 12.65 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1.82 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Brazil ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th of 209 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 120.76 terawatt-hours | 113.72 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 8.4 terawatt-hours | 77.86 terawatt-hours | 69.46 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 14.29 terawatt-hours | 27.94 terawatt-hours | 13.65 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 20.12 terawatt-hours | 17.42 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.55 terawatt-hours | 13.92 terawatt-hours | 0.6283 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Brazil or Russia?
- Russia, at 14.47 terawatt-hours against 12.65 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Brazil and Russia?
- 1.82 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Brazil ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th 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.