Brazil vs China: Primary energy use by source
Brazil
115.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
1,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Primary energy use by source over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1,128 terawatt-hours against 115.84 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1,012 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 9.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 79 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 23.07 terawatt-hours | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 179.61 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 88.38 terawatt-hours | 815.97 terawatt-hours | 727.59 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1,128 terawatt-hours against 115.84 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Brazil and China?
- 1,012 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.