Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Brazil stood at 8.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 57.3% 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 188th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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% |
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 | 13.2% | 8.7% | 20.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (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 8.7% in 2023, 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 188th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. 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.