Brazil vs India: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
India
1.5%
in 2025
Brazil rank
27th
India rank
28th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and India ranks 28th of 212 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% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | India |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | India |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | India |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 1.5% against 1.5% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Brazil and India?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Brazil ranks 27th and India ranks 28th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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 total energy supply.