Brazil vs China: Share of primary energy use by source

Brazil

10.7%

in 2025

China

9.8%

in 2025

Brazil rank

64th

China rank

67th

Share of primary energy use by source over time

Brazil currently reports 10.7% against 9.8% in China, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 64th and China ranks 67th of 76 countries.

Indicator: Share of primary energy use by source
Unit: %
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.