Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use
Brazil
3,109 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3,340 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Primary energy use over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3,340 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 231 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.22 terawatt-hours | 242.08 terawatt-hours | 25.14 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 636.36 terawatt-hours | 317.26 terawatt-hours | 319.1 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1,008 terawatt-hours | 685.92 terawatt-hours | 322.16 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1,406 terawatt-hours | 1,106 terawatt-hours | 300.18 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1,962 terawatt-hours | 1,750 terawatt-hours | 212.38 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2,744 terawatt-hours | 2,887 terawatt-hours | 143.38 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2,911 terawatt-hours | 3,131 terawatt-hours | 220.98 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3,340 terawatt-hours against 3,109 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 231 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy use?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th 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.