Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil peaked at 24.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 184th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +52.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +41.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +15.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 11.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 11.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 14% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 9.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 8.7% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 181 Kyrgyzstan 12.2% compare
- 182 New Zealand 12.0% compare
- 183 Guinea 11.9% compare
- 185 Venezuela 9.6% compare
- 186 Kenya 8.8% compare
- 187 Tajikistan 7.5% compare
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 electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil was 11.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Brazil ranks 184th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.