Brazil vs India: Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Brazil
0.6%
in 2024
India
0.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
India rank
30th
Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 30th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | India |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | India |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | India |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 0.6% against 0.5% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Brazil and India?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 30th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Direct primary energy consumption from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the total (direct) primary energy.