Brazil vs Korea: Oil consumption
Brazil
1,441 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea
1,506 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
9th
Korea rank
8th
Oil consumption over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1,506 terawatt-hours against 1,441 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 65 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Korea ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215.06 terawatt-hours | 42.77 terawatt-hours | 172.29 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 511.43 terawatt-hours | 173.76 terawatt-hours | 337.67 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 658.75 terawatt-hours | 335.34 terawatt-hours | 323.4 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 865.73 terawatt-hours | 1,020 terawatt-hours | 153.9 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 1,125 terawatt-hours | 1,250 terawatt-hours | 125.63 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2010s | 1,405 terawatt-hours | 1,396 terawatt-hours | 8.26 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,378 terawatt-hours | 1,494 terawatt-hours | 116.33 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Brazil or Korea?
- Korea, at 1,506 terawatt-hours against 1,441 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Brazil and Korea?
- 65 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for oil consumption?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Korea ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.