Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
45th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.2407 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2407 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Brazil 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2407 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.2538 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2555 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2451 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2667 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2972 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2919 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2999 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2877 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.298 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3459 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3604 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4464 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5012 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5316 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5663 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5413 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5593 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6151 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7432 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8529 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8756 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8779 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8552 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7484 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8434 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8049 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8159 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8246 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8516 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8655 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8579 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8279 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8262 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8688 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8439 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8068 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8272 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8576 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8181 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7981 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8373 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8412 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6727 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8683 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9201 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9031 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9656 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9111 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9539 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9266 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8653 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7778 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9404 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.774 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7557 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7917 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2042 kilowatt-hours per person, 3.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2524 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2407 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2667 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.366 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2877 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5316 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7347 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5413 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8779 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8266 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7484 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8655 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8172 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6727 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8688 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9349 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8653 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.802 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7557 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9404 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 42 Romania 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Belarus 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 Greece 0.8548 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Croatia 0.6922 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Singapore 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2407 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Brazil rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.