Brazil vs Kuwait: Oil production
Brazil
2,367 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait
1,566 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
9th
Kuwait rank
11th
Oil production over time
- Brazil
- Kuwait
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2,367 terawatt-hours against 1,566 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 801 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1940s | 0.0965 terawatt-hours | 25.33 terawatt-hours | 25.23 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 9.48 terawatt-hours | 565.77 terawatt-hours | 556.29 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 68.12 terawatt-hours | 1,321 terawatt-hours | 1,253 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 105.3 terawatt-hours | 1,536 terawatt-hours | 1,431 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 269.64 terawatt-hours | 700.49 terawatt-hours | 430.85 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 478.1 terawatt-hours | 974.13 terawatt-hours | 496.02 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1,002 terawatt-hours | 1,402 terawatt-hours | 399.71 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1,482 terawatt-hours | 1,693 terawatt-hours | 211.79 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2,032 terawatt-hours | 1,575 terawatt-hours | 456.45 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Brazil or Kuwait?
- Brazil, at 2,367 terawatt-hours against 1,566 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Brazil and Kuwait?
- 801 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kuwait?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kuwait rank globally for oil production?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 11th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.