Brazil vs India: Primary energy use by source
Brazil
115.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
104.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
5th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 115.84 terawatt-hours against 104.01 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 11.83 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | 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 | 0.5406 terawatt-hours | 0.5393 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0.3633 terawatt-hours | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 6.76 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 23.07 terawatt-hours | 38.68 terawatt-hours | 15.61 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 88.38 terawatt-hours | 77.7 terawatt-hours | 10.67 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 115.84 terawatt-hours against 104.01 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Brazil and India?
- 11.83 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 5th 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.