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Venezuela vs. Brazil

Energy

VenezuelaBrazil
Electricity - production109.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)567.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption71.96 billion kWh (2016 est.)509.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2015 est.)219 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)41.31 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production1.484 million bbl/day (2018 est.)2.587 million bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)297,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports1.656 million bbl/day (2015 est.)736,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves302.3 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)12.63 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves5.739 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)377.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production27.07 billion cu m (2017 est.)23.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption24.21 billion cu m (2017 est.)34.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)134.5 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)10.51 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity31 million kW (2016 est.)150.8 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels51% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)17% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants49% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production926,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)2.811 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption659,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)2.956 million bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports325,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)279,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports20,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)490,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 99.6% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 100% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 99% (2019)
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook