Australia vs Brazil: Fossil fuel consumption
Australia
1,414 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
1,937 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
15th
Brazil rank
13th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,937 terawatt-hours against 1,414 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 523 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Brazil ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 449.67 terawatt-hours | 238.05 terawatt-hours | 211.62 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 668.85 terawatt-hours | 555.16 terawatt-hours | 113.69 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 860.51 terawatt-hours | 781.03 terawatt-hours | 79.49 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,097 terawatt-hours | 1,049 terawatt-hours | 47.9 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,359 terawatt-hours | 1,456 terawatt-hours | 96.71 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 1,948 terawatt-hours | 468.4 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,413 terawatt-hours | 1,877 terawatt-hours | 464.14 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1,937 terawatt-hours against 1,414 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Australia and Brazil?
- 523 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Australia ranks 15th and Brazil ranks 13th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.