Brazil vs Canada: Fossil fuel consumption
Brazil
1,441 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada
1,222 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Canada rank
9th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,441 terawatt-hours against 1,222 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 219 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 9th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215.06 terawatt-hours | 722.9 terawatt-hours | 507.85 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 511.43 terawatt-hours | 999.2 terawatt-hours | 487.77 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 658.75 terawatt-hours | 970.54 terawatt-hours | 311.8 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 865.73 terawatt-hours | 1,007 terawatt-hours | 141.41 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,125 terawatt-hours | 1,221 terawatt-hours | 96.18 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,405 terawatt-hours | 1,275 terawatt-hours | 130.07 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,378 terawatt-hours | 1,175 terawatt-hours | 202.76 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 1,441 terawatt-hours against 1,222 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Brazil and Canada?
- 219 terawatt-hours, with Brazil 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 fossil fuel consumption?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Canada ranks 9th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. 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.