Net electricity imports in Brazil
Brazil: Net electricity imports was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Brazil stood at 11.59 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Brazil peaked at 42.99 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.59 terawatt-hours, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Brazil, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.99 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 37.85 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 36.56 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 38.19 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 37.38 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.04 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 41.16 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 38.83 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 42.21 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 39.98 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 34.65 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 35.89 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 40.26 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 40.33 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.78 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 34.42 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 40.79 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 36.35 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 34.98 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.96 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 24.72 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 23.1 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 12.91 terawatt-hours | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 15.11 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 11.59 terawatt-hours | -23.3% |
| 2025 | 11.59 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.42 terawatt-hours | 36.56 terawatt-hours | 42.99 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.64 terawatt-hours | 24.96 terawatt-hours | 40.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 terawatt-hours | 11.59 terawatt-hours | 24.72 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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)
- 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 net electricity imports in Brazil?
- Net electricity imports in Brazil was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 42.99 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for net electricity imports?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.