Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.3% for electricity production from oil sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Brazil peaked at 6.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 128th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -51.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 36% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 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 oil sources in Brazil?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Brazil was 1.3% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Brazil ranks 128th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.