Brazil vs Germany: Primary energy use
Brazil
3,109 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
2,790 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Germany rank
12th
Primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3,109 terawatt-hours against 2,790 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 319 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Germany ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.22 terawatt-hours | 3,070 terawatt-hours | 2,803 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 636.36 terawatt-hours | 3,898 terawatt-hours | 3,262 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 1,008 terawatt-hours | 4,173 terawatt-hours | 3,165 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 1,406 terawatt-hours | 4,025 terawatt-hours | 2,619 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 1,962 terawatt-hours | 3,913 terawatt-hours | 1,950 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 2,744 terawatt-hours | 3,630 terawatt-hours | 885.72 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 2,911 terawatt-hours | 3,016 terawatt-hours | 105.1 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Brazil or Germany?
- Brazil, at 3,109 terawatt-hours against 2,790 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Brazil and Germany?
- 319 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Germany ranks 12th 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.