Brazil vs China, People's Republic of: Oil production
Brazil
2,367 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China, People's Republic of
2,513 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
9th
China, People's Republic of rank
7th
Oil production over time
- Brazil
- China, People's Republic of
How they compare
China, People's Republic of currently reports 2,513 terawatt-hours against 2,367 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 146 terawatt-hours.
That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China, People's Republic of ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and China, People's Republic of ranks 7th of 220 countries.
China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China, People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1940s | 0.0965 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 3.47 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1950s | 9.48 terawatt-hours | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 68.12 terawatt-hours | 130.22 terawatt-hours | 62.1 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 105.3 terawatt-hours | 816.72 terawatt-hours | 711.42 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 269.64 terawatt-hours | 1,389 terawatt-hours | 1,119 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 478.1 terawatt-hours | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 1,266 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1,002 terawatt-hours | 2,059 terawatt-hours | 1,057 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1,482 terawatt-hours | 2,351 terawatt-hours | 869.31 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 2,032 terawatt-hours | 2,397 terawatt-hours | 364.61 terawatt-hours | China, People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Brazil or China, People's Republic of?
- China, People's Republic of, at 2,513 terawatt-hours against 2,367 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Brazil and China, People's Republic of?
- 146 terawatt-hours, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, People's Republic of?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China, People's Republic of rank globally for oil production?
- Brazil ranks 9th and China, People's Republic of ranks 7th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. 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 crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.