Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil
Brazil: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 62nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -26.7% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 6 |
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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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Brazil was 1.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.