Brazil vs Peru: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Brazil
9,103 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
7,765 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
68th
Peru rank
70th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 1,338 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 68th and Peru ranks 70th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,682 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,553 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,871 kilowatt-hours per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 5,148 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 535.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5,825 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,246 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,579 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6,511 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,591 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,921 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7,928 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,963 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,965 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,707 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,676 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,031 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8,907 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,710 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 Peru?
- Brazil, at 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Brazil and Peru?
- 1,338 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil 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 per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Brazil ranks 68th and Peru ranks 70th 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.