Electricity demand in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity demand was 762.12 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
762.12 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 214 countries
All-time high
762.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
366.4 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Brazil stood at 762.12 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Brazil peaked at 762.12 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 366.4 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 6th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Brazil, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 391.92 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 366.4 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 382.28 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 402.58 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 424.87 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 442.11 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 460.61 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 483.98 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 505.39 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 506.15 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 550.45 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 567.65 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 592.76 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 611.16 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 624.33 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 615.64 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 619.68 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 625.67 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 636.37 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 658.29 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 653.48 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 679.5 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 690.07 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 723.23 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 757.31 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 762.12 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 762.12 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 39.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 762.12 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 121.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 436.63 terawatt-hours | 366.4 terawatt-hours | 506.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 610.2 terawatt-hours | 550.45 terawatt-hours | 658.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 710.95 terawatt-hours | 653.48 terawatt-hours | 762.12 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 electricity demand in Brazil?
- Electricity demand in Brazil was 762.12 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 762.12 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 366.4 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity demand?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.