Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil
Brazil: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 34.87 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 34.87 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 353.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil peaked at 34.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0192, in 2000.
That places Brazil 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0192 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0192 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0198 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0246 | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2329 | +846.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2431 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3389 | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6038 | +78.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9306 | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 | +64.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 5.03 | +123.4% |
| 2015 | 7.68 | +52.7% |
| 2016 | 10.32 | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 12.45 | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 14.51 | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 15.46 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 17.22 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 21 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 29.11 | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 32.92 | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 34.87 | +5.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 34.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1127, 309.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 34.87 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054, 645.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +846.5% | 0.0246 | 0.2329 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1546 | 0.0192 | 0.6038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.21 | 0.9306 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.55 | 17.22 | 34.87 | 6 |
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 cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Brazil was 34.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 353.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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