Brazil vs Italy: Share of primary energy from oil
Brazil
46.4%
in 2025
Italy
43.8%
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
Italy rank
28th
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 46.4% against 43.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Italy ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 72.6% | 7.7% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 74.6% | 6.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 65.6% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 60.3% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 49.9% | 7.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 41.6% | 9.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 42.1% | 5.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 46.4% against 43.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Brazil and Italy?
- 2.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Italy ranks 28th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.