Brazil vs Türkiye: Global primary energy use by source
Brazil
186.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
144.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Türkiye rank
7th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Brazil
- Türkiye
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 186.65 terawatt-hours against 144.06 terawatt-hours in Türkiye, a difference of 42.59 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Türkiye ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4558 terawatt-hours | 0.4558 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 0.5418 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 0.3351 terawatt-hours | 8.23 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 16.62 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 42.67 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 40.91 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 136.91 terawatt-hours | 41.11 terawatt-hours | 95.81 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 177.05 terawatt-hours | 133.16 terawatt-hours | 43.89 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 Türkiye?
- Brazil, at 186.65 terawatt-hours against 144.06 terawatt-hours in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Brazil and Türkiye?
- 42.59 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 80 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.