Brazil vs Venezuela: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Brazil
265.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
310.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
28th
Venezuela rank
25th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Brazil
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 310.44 terawatt-hours against 265.68 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 44.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.68 terawatt-hours | 2.68 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.0208 terawatt-hours | 10.96 terawatt-hours | 10.94 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 32.92 terawatt-hours | 31.6 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 78.57 terawatt-hours | 70.3 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 4.14 terawatt-hours | 113.71 terawatt-hours | 109.56 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 190.99 terawatt-hours | 168.2 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 50.54 terawatt-hours | 290.04 terawatt-hours | 239.5 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 107.73 terawatt-hours | 322.76 terawatt-hours | 215.03 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 223.4 terawatt-hours | 324.08 terawatt-hours | 100.68 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 240.67 terawatt-hours | 285.22 terawatt-hours | 44.56 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Brazil or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 310.44 terawatt-hours against 265.68 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Brazil and Venezuela?
- 44.76 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Venezuela rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 25th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.