Brazil vs Peru: Share of primary energy from oil
Brazil
46.4%
in 2025
Peru
50.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
Peru rank
22nd
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 50.3% against 46.4% in Brazil, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 87.3% | 7.0% | Peru |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 83.3% | 2.6% | Peru |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 81.1% | 15.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 79.4% | 17.9% | Peru |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 67.0% | 9.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.8% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 48.3% | 1.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 50.3% against 46.4% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Brazil and Peru?
- 3.9%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.