Brazil vs Portugal: Net electricity imports

Brazil
11.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
9.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Portugal rank
10th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
-10010203040199020072025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 11.59 terawatt-hours against 9.31 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 2.28 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 10th of 210 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 39.42 terawatt-hours 4.63 terawatt-hours 34.79 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 35.64 terawatt-hours 1.22 terawatt-hours 34.42 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 16.5 terawatt-hours 7.58 terawatt-hours 8.93 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil, at 11.59 terawatt-hours against 9.31 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Brazil and Portugal?
2.28 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for net electricity imports?
Brazil ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 10th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.