Electricity generation from oil in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity generation from oil was 12.65 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.65 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
15th
of 214 countries
All-time high
34.45 terawatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
3.91 terawatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Brazil, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.65 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Brazil peaked at 34.45 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.91 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
Brazil ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Brazil, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.91 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 10.19 terawatt-hours | +160.3% |
| 1987 | 7.78 terawatt-hours | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 7.19 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 6.15 terawatt-hours | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 5.07 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 5.25 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 6.33 terawatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 6.22 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.44 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.58 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 9.33 terawatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 9.97 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 11.21 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 16.64 terawatt-hours | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 15.62 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 16.34 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.93 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 11.29 terawatt-hours | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 12.87 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 12.54 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.08 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 14.48 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 17.94 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 14.74 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 19.07 terawatt-hours | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 25.87 terawatt-hours | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 34.45 terawatt-hours | +33.2% |
| 2015 | 28.71 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 15.06 terawatt-hours | -47.5% |
| 2017 | 18.12 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 15.01 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 14.12 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 14.56 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.63 terawatt-hours | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 12.2 terawatt-hours | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 11.53 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 13.71 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2025 | 12.65 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 22.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 12.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 15.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +160.3% | 3.91 terawatt-hours | 10.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | 10.19 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.4 terawatt-hours | 5.07 terawatt-hours | 16.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.29 terawatt-hours | 11.29 terawatt-hours | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.12 terawatt-hours | 14.12 terawatt-hours | 34.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.55 terawatt-hours | 11.53 terawatt-hours | 22.63 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 generation from oil in Brazil?
- Electricity generation from oil in Brazil was 12.65 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.45 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.