Brazil vs Ecuador: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Brazil
9,103 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador
9,170 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
68th
Ecuador rank
67th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 67 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 76 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,511 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,890 kilowatt-hours per person | 621.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7,928 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 879.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,707 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,896 kilowatt-hours per person | 811.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8,907 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 67 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Brazil ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.