Brazil vs France: Primary energy use
Brazil
3,109 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
2,507 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
France rank
13th
Primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3,109 terawatt-hours against 2,507 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 602 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and France ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.22 terawatt-hours | 1,387 terawatt-hours | 1,119 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 636.36 terawatt-hours | 2,000 terawatt-hours | 1,363 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 1,008 terawatt-hours | 2,307 terawatt-hours | 1,299 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 1,406 terawatt-hours | 2,843 terawatt-hours | 1,436 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 1,962 terawatt-hours | 3,107 terawatt-hours | 1,145 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 2,744 terawatt-hours | 2,876 terawatt-hours | 132.19 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 2,911 terawatt-hours | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 454.89 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 3,109 terawatt-hours against 2,507 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Brazil and France?
- 602 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 11th and France ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.