Brazil vs Canada: Primary energy use
Brazil
3,109 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
3,349 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Canada rank
8th
Primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3,349 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 240 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 11th and Canada ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.22 terawatt-hours | 1,299 terawatt-hours | 1,032 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 636.36 terawatt-hours | 1,899 terawatt-hours | 1,262 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 1,008 terawatt-hours | 2,285 terawatt-hours | 1,277 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,406 terawatt-hours | 2,668 terawatt-hours | 1,262 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,962 terawatt-hours | 3,103 terawatt-hours | 1,141 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,744 terawatt-hours | 3,331 terawatt-hours | 586.85 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,911 terawatt-hours | 3,275 terawatt-hours | 364.06 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 3,349 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Brazil and Canada?
- 240 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Canada ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.