Australia vs Brazil: Fossil fuel supply by source
Australia
387.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
331.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Brazil rank
28th
Fossil fuel supply by source over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 387.19 terawatt-hours against 331.99 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 55.2 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 28th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9078 terawatt-hours | 0.6532 terawatt-hours | 0.2547 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 4.14 terawatt-hours | 52.32 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 134.95 terawatt-hours | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 112.16 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 183.73 terawatt-hours | 50.81 terawatt-hours | 132.92 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 247.88 terawatt-hours | 181.5 terawatt-hours | 66.38 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 366.12 terawatt-hours | 355.96 terawatt-hours | 10.17 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 402.99 terawatt-hours | 330.49 terawatt-hours | 72.49 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel supply by source, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 387.19 terawatt-hours against 331.99 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel supply by source between Australia and Brazil?
- 55.2 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for fossil fuel supply by source?
- Australia ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 28th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel supply 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.