Brazil vs United States: Biofuel energy production

Brazil
314.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
518.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Biofuel energy production over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

United States currently reports 518.6 terawatt-hours against 314.25 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 204.35 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 24 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Biofuel energy production
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
26 places, 706 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Includes biogasoline (such as ethanol) and biodiesel. Volumes have been adjusted for energy content.