Brazil vs Spain: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Brazil
0.8988 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Spain
0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Brazil rank
89th
Spain rank
92nd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
00.511.5196519932022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.8988 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Spain, a difference of 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 89th and Spain ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7729 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5535 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
1970s 0.9108 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.618 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
1980s 0.9323 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6034 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
1990s 0.9918 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3757 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2000s 0.9299 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3089 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2010s 0.9135 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9805 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.067 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2020s 0.9061 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8817 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0243 kilowatt-hours per dollar Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Spain?
Brazil, at 0.8988 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Spain?
0.0155 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Brazil ranks 89th and Spain ranks 92nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.