Brazil vs Jordan: Fossil fuel consumption per person

Brazil
9,103 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Jordan
8,816 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
123rd
Jordan rank
126th

Fossil fuel consumption per person over time

  • Brazil
  • Jordan
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196519952025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,816 kilowatt-hours per person in Jordan, a difference of 287 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.

Brazil ranks 123rd and Jordan ranks 126th of 213 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Jordan Difference Ahead
1980s 5,825 kilowatt-hours per person 12,350 kilowatt-hours per person 6,525 kilowatt-hours per person Jordan
1990s 6,511 kilowatt-hours per person 11,463 kilowatt-hours per person 4,952 kilowatt-hours per person Jordan
2000s 7,928 kilowatt-hours per person 12,539 kilowatt-hours per person 4,611 kilowatt-hours per person Jordan
2010s 9,707 kilowatt-hours per person 11,589 kilowatt-hours per person 1,882 kilowatt-hours per person Jordan
2020s 8,868 kilowatt-hours per person 9,057 kilowatt-hours per person 189.45 kilowatt-hours per person Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Brazil or Jordan?
Brazil, at 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,816 kilowatt-hours per person in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Brazil and Jordan?
287 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jordan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Jordan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
Brazil ranks 123rd and Jordan ranks 126th of 213 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,587 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.