Brazil vs Maldives: Primary energy use per person
Brazil
14,608 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Maldives
14,692 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
110th
Maldives rank
109th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Brazil
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 84 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 110th and Maldives ranks 109th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,503 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,483 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8,729 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 13,665 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,115 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,450 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 13,646 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 477.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Brazil or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Brazil and Maldives?
- 84 kilowatt-hours per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Maldives rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Brazil ranks 110th and Maldives ranks 109th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. 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.