Brazil vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption
Brazil
1,441 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan
1,808 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,808 terawatt-hours against 1,441 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 367 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215.06 terawatt-hours | 1,470 terawatt-hours | 1,255 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 511.43 terawatt-hours | 3,037 terawatt-hours | 2,526 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 658.75 terawatt-hours | 2,669 terawatt-hours | 2,011 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 865.73 terawatt-hours | 3,159 terawatt-hours | 2,293 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,125 terawatt-hours | 2,983 terawatt-hours | 1,858 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,405 terawatt-hours | 2,413 terawatt-hours | 1,009 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,378 terawatt-hours | 1,900 terawatt-hours | 522.38 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,808 terawatt-hours against 1,441 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Brazil and Japan?
- 367 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th 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.