Brazil vs Germany: Primary direct energy consumption by source

Brazil
1,428 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Germany
1,177 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Germany rank
10th

Primary direct energy consumption by source over time

  • Brazil
  • Germany
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196519942024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1,428 terawatt-hours against 1,177 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 251.18 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and Germany ranks 10th of 79 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary direct energy consumption by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,605 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Energy consumption is measured in terawatt-hours, in terms of direct primary energy. This means that fossil fuels include the energy lost due to inefficiencies in energy production.