Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 99.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
87.48
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil stood at 99.8.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.48, in 1990.
That places Brazil 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.48 | — |
| 1991 | 90.61 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 88.8 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 90 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 91.88 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 91.73 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 92.87 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 93.35 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 94.19 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 94.76 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 94.4 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 96 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 96.7 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 97 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.8 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.1 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.5 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.6 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.3 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.5 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 99.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 99.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.57 | 87.48 | 94.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.11 | 94.4 | 98.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.54 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.76 | 99.5 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2025)
- Gas production 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Brazil was 99.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.48 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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