Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil
Brazil: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,248 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
53rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,328 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2017
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil is 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil peaked at 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
Brazil ranks 53rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0.2327 kilowatt-hours per person | -89.2% |
| 1948 | 0.6801 kilowatt-hours per person | +192.2% |
| 1949 | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +62.2% |
| 1950 | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1951 | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +55.3% |
| 1952 | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.1% |
| 1953 | 5.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +274.2% |
| 1954 | 12.11 kilowatt-hours per person | +126.4% |
| 1955 | 11.56 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 15.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.4% |
| 1957 | 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +82.4% |
| 1958 | 51.03 kilowatt-hours per person | +84.1% |
| 1959 | 70.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.0% |
| 1960 | 85.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.5% |
| 1961 | 81.82 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 77 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 73.6 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 75.62 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 94.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 106.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 114.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 123.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 152 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.4% |
| 1970 | 8.5 kilowatt-hours per person | -94.4% |
| 1971 | 13.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +54.9% |
| 1972 | 17.51 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.9% |
| 1973 | 19.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 36.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +87.9% |
| 1975 | 39.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 43.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 53.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 68.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 73.48 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 83.89 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 73.54 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 102.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.7% |
| 1983 | 135.83 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 154.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 189.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 216.7 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 237.3 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 234.29 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 235.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 210.91 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 215.53 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 240.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 276.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 297.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 323.4 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 348.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 373.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 385.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 445.84 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 443.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 446.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 532.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 572.14 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 622.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 608.67 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 614.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 612.97 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 755.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 639.16 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 775.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 882.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 1,007 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1,106 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1,167 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,180 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,187 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 1,221 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,241 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,162 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1,161 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,094 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,077 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.07 kilowatt-hours per person, 15.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +274.2% | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.35 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1948 | +192.2% | 0.2327 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6801 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1954 | +126.4% | 5.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.11 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1970 | -94.4% | 152 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.5 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1947 | -89.2% | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2327 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4166 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 98.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 73.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 152 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 73.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 166.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 73.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 237.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 311.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 210.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 445.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 584.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 443.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 755.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 775.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,142 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 50 Colombia 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 51 Angola 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 52 Syria 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 54 Ghana 1,075 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Tunisia 1,048 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 56 Bangladesh 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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)
- 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 fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Brazil was 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,328 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.