Brazil vs Indonesia: Primary energy use

Brazil
3,109 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
3,199 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Indonesia rank
10th

Primary energy use over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3,199 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 90 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 218 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 267.22 terawatt-hours 82.58 terawatt-hours 184.64 terawatt-hours Brazil
1970s 636.36 terawatt-hours 161.97 terawatt-hours 474.39 terawatt-hours Brazil
1980s 1,008 terawatt-hours 400.5 terawatt-hours 607.58 terawatt-hours Brazil
1990s 1,406 terawatt-hours 841.39 terawatt-hours 564.97 terawatt-hours Brazil
2000s 1,962 terawatt-hours 1,433 terawatt-hours 528.97 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 2,744 terawatt-hours 1,990 terawatt-hours 753.68 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 2,911 terawatt-hours 2,732 terawatt-hours 178.3 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 3,199 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use between Brazil and Indonesia?
90 terawatt-hours, 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 primary energy use?
Brazil ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.