Brazil vs Indonesia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
9.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Indonesia
9.89 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
68th
Indonesia rank
66th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 9.89 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.79 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 68th and Indonesia ranks 66th of 76 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7482 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.04 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4137 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 9.89 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.1 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 0.79 kilowatt-hours per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 68th and Indonesia ranks 66th 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.