Coal production in Brazil
Brazil: Coal production was 32.18 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
32.18 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
30th
of 220 countries
All-time high
87.23 terawatt-hours
in 1979
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 32.18 terawatt-hours for coal production in 2025.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Brazil peaked at 87.23 terawatt-hours in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Brazil 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Brazil, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0.0938 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0.0626 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0.0938 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0626 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1564 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4692 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 1917 | 0.9385 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 1918 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +93.3% |
| 1919 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 1.92 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1921 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 1924 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1925 | 2.45 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1926 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 1927 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1928 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1929 | 2.33 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 1930 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1931 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 1932 | 3.38 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 1933 | 4.04 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 1934 | 4.57 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1935 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 1936 | 4.14 terawatt-hours | -21.2% |
| 1937 | 4.77 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1938 | 5.66 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 1939 | 6.55 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 1940 | 8.36 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 1941 | 8.81 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1942 | 11.11 terawatt-hours | +26.1% |
| 1943 | 13 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 1944 | 11.94 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 1945 | 12.97 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 1946 | 11.87 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 1947 | 12.51 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1948 | 12.67 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 13.32 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 12.26 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1951 | 12.28 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 12.26 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 12.66 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 12.86 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 14.19 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1956 | 13.98 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 12.97 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1958 | 14.01 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1959 | 14.58 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 14.58 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 14.95 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 15.69 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 17.69 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 18.71 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 19.63 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 22.94 terawatt-hours | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 27.15 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 30.21 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 32.08 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 32.36 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 35.45 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 36.65 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 34.82 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 34.36 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 39.47 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 49.28 terawatt-hours | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 62.85 terawatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 73.93 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 87.23 terawatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 24.48 terawatt-hours | -71.9% |
| 1981 | 33.74 terawatt-hours | +37.9% |
| 1982 | 37.2 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 39.68 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 44.54 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 45.45 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 43.1 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 39.26 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 42.77 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 38.6 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 19.62 terawatt-hours | -49.2% |
| 1991 | 23.47 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 21.97 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 21.84 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 24.35 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 23.89 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 22.27 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 26.06 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 25.5 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 26.12 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 31.23 terawatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 26.81 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 29.79 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 27.2 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 31.54 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 33.07 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 33.04 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.01 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37.87 terawatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 35.4 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 31.79 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 31.81 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.95 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 42.17 terawatt-hours | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 41.83 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.8 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 31.15 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 25.33 terawatt-hours | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 27.45 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 25.14 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 27.92 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 33.79 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 30.29 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 30.17 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.57 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.18 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | +200.0% | 0.1564 terawatt-hours | 0.4692 terawatt-hours |
| 1915 | +150.0% | 0.0626 terawatt-hours | 0.1564 terawatt-hours |
| 1910 | -100.0% | 0.0938 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1917 | +100.0% | 0.4692 terawatt-hours | 0.9385 terawatt-hours |
| 1918 | +93.3% | 0.9385 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours |
| 1980 | -71.9% | 87.23 terawatt-hours | 24.48 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0938 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5349 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | 2.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | 2.41 terawatt-hours | 6.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.65 terawatt-hours | 8.36 terawatt-hours | 13.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 12.26 terawatt-hours | 14.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.36 terawatt-hours | 14.58 terawatt-hours | 32.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.64 terawatt-hours | 32.36 terawatt-hours | 87.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.88 terawatt-hours | 24.48 terawatt-hours | 45.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.51 terawatt-hours | 19.62 terawatt-hours | 26.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 32 terawatt-hours | 26.81 terawatt-hours | 37.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.44 terawatt-hours | 25.14 terawatt-hours | 42.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.65 terawatt-hours | 27.92 terawatt-hours | 33.79 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Brazil?
- Coal production in Brazil was 32.18 terawatt-hours 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 coal production recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 87.23 terawatt-hours in 1979.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for coal production?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.