Brazil vs Spain: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Brazil
331.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
313.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
27th
Spain rank
29th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 331.99 terawatt-hours against 313.08 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 18.91 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.756 terawatt-hours | 0.9393 terawatt-hours | 0.1833 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.14 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 8.03 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 29.06 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 50.81 terawatt-hours | 94.23 terawatt-hours | 43.42 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 181.5 terawatt-hours | 297.54 terawatt-hours | 116.04 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 355.96 terawatt-hours | 317.77 terawatt-hours | 38.19 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 330.49 terawatt-hours | 314.81 terawatt-hours | 15.69 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Brazil or Spain?
- Brazil, at 331.99 terawatt-hours against 313.08 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Brazil and Spain?
- 18.91 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.