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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.