Brazil vs Venezuela: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Brazil
1,870 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Venezuela
2,547 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Venezuela rank
8th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Brazil
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2,547 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 677 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 196.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 132.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 668.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 654.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,316 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,307 kilowatt-hours per person | 748.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 932.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,480 kilowatt-hours per person | 530.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 555.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Brazil or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2,547 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Brazil and Venezuela?
- 677 kilowatt-hours per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Venezuela rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.