Brazil vs Syria: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Brazil
1,248 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Syria
1,292 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
Syria rank
52nd
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Brazil
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 44 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 0.4166 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4166 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 19.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 98.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 37.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 188.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 166.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 310.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 311.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,699 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 584.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,091 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,507 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,329 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,219 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,142 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,467 kilowatt-hours per person | 324.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Brazil or Syria?
- Syria, at 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Brazil and Syria?
- 44 kilowatt-hours per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Syria?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Syria rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 52nd of 219 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 production per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.