Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 51.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 51.7% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Brazil peaked at 93.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 41st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.8% | — |
| 1991 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | -7.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 5.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 51.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 4.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 87.5% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 79.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 61.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 51.7% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Brazil?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Brazil was 51.7% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.