Brazil vs China: Primary energy use by source

Brazil
115.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
1,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st

Primary energy use by source over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 1,128 terawatt-hours against 115.84 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1,012 terawatt-hours.

That makes China's figure about 9.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 79 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.