Brazil vs Germany: Global primary energy use by source
Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
147.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Germany rank
6th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 186.65 terawatt-hours against 147.01 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 39.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 0.643 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 3.47 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 42.67 terawatt-hours | 46.85 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 136.91 terawatt-hours | 146.03 terawatt-hours | 9.11 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 177.05 terawatt-hours | 156.18 terawatt-hours | 20.87 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Brazil or Germany?
- Brazil, at 186.65 terawatt-hours against 147.01 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Brazil and Germany?
- 39.64 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 6th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.